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| Below is a listing of sites here at Penn State, as well as, at other Universities and Organizations, where you may obtain Forecast Models. | |
![]() | Continental Forecast Models | ![]() | Regional Forecast Models |
| Continental Forecast Models | ||
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Penn State's Mesoscale Model (MM5) | This page displays information concerning the MM5, links to the model |
![]() | MM5 Four Panel Interactive Display | This page displays the latest MM5 Coarse Mesh Forecast Model for the United States. |
![]() | MM5 Forecasted Severe Weather Parameters | This page displays the latest MM5 Convective Indices for the United States. |

| NGM (Nested Grid Model) | |||||
| Mean Sea Level Pressure and Precipitation | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 850 mb Heights and Temperature | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 700 mb Heights and Relative Humdity | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 500 mb Heights and Vorticity | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 200 mb Winds | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| ETA | |||||
| Mean Sea Level Pressure and Precipitation | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 850 mb Heights and Temperature | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 700 mb Heights and Relative Humdity | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 500 mb Heights and Vorticity | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| 200 mb Winds | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr |
| AVN (Aviation Model) | |||||||
| Mean Sea Level Pressure and Precipitation | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr | 60 hr | 72 hr |
| 850 mb Heights and Temperature | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr | 60 hr | 72 hr |
| 700 mb Heights and Relative Humdity | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr | 60 hr | 72 hr |
| 500 mb Heights and Vorticity | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr | 60 hr | 72 hr |
| 200 mb Winds | 00 hr | 12 hr | 24 hr | 36 hr | 48 hr | 60 hr | 72 hr |
| Regional Forecast Models | ||
![]() | Pennsylvania Hometown Weather Forecasts | Through an interactive display, the user may select from dozens of Pennsylvania Cities to gather the latest MM5 model data for that locale. |
| NCEP Model Time-Series Forecasts | For further information on these model forecasts please refer to this page. | |
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These are 30 to 49-frame movies of Skewt/LogP vertical profiles. *** Please note: These movies are ~ 1 meg in size. |
![]() | The latest ETA model cross section forecasts. | |
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The latest NGM model cross section forecasts. | |