Events You Should Know About
Live space weather, volcano alerts, flood resources, severe weather and your local forecast, pulled straight from official public sources when you open each section.
Information only, not an emergency alert system. Follow official local warnings (weather.gov, 911).
Solar activity
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Space weather
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Volcanic activity
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Flood levels around the world
River and flood gauges are published by official agencies. We link to them rather than copy their data.
United States
- NWS National Water Prediction Service: river gauges and flood forecasts
- USGS WaterWatch: current flood and high-flow conditions
- USGS real-time streamflow and gauge data
- NWS flood safety
Worldwide
Severe weather: winds, flash floods, tornadoes
Live: US warnings and watches for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods and high winds (National Weather Service). Outside the US, use the national services below.
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Global coverage
Hurricanes and tropical storms
The National Hurricane Center does not allow live data to load into other websites from the browser, so we link to its official pages instead of copying them. Check them for any active storm, the five-day cone and advisories.
Wildfires
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7-day forecast for where you are
US locations only (National Weather Service). Elsewhere: WMO World Weather Information Service or your national weather service.
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Sources
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (public data feeds)
- U.S. EPA UV Index forecast, International Meteor Organization and American Meteor Society calendars
- USGS Volcano Hazards Program and Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
- NOAA National Hurricane Center (link only), National Interagency Fire Center (WFIGS public incident data) and NASA FIRMS (link only)
- US National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), NWPS and USGS Water Data
- GloFAS / Copernicus, ReliefWeb, WMO, Meteoalarm
Information only, not an emergency alert system. Follow official local warnings (weather.gov, 911). Data may be delayed or unavailable. We are not affiliated with these agencies and they do not endorse this site.