Snowy, Very Cold and Windy from the Northern Plains to Great Lakes; Critical Fire Weather in South Texas

Moderate to heavy lake effect snow is expected downwind of the Great Lakes, with the Chicago metro potentially receiving 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. A frigid airmass will bring very cold temperatures to the Central U.S. and Mississippi Valley today, migrating into the Eastern U.S. on Monday. Dry and windy weather will bring critical fire weather conditions to South Texas today. Read More >

Citizens Weather Observing Program (CWOP)

Configuration for Davis WeatherLink.com Users

(Last updated: 29 April 2025)

These instructions assume you have already setup your weather station and Weatherlink.com account

1.) Gather Station Location Data

You will need your Latitude and Longitude in decimal degrees and elevation in meters. (This info may already have been entered on weatherlink.com)
This mapping tool can help you find your latitude & longitude and/or your elevation if you do not know them.

2.) Get a CWOP Station ID:

With any web browser, fill out the form at:

https://madis.ncep.noaa.gov/cwop_signup.shtml

Please use a valid email address (don’t worry – no SPAM).
If you are a business or agency, you may wish to use its name in place of “First Name” and “Last Name.” Otherwise, use whoever will be the primary contact.

3.) Submit the form, then make note of your CWOP Station ID in the confirmation email:

4.) Configure Weatherlink.com:

Go to http://www.weatherlink.com/ and login using your Weatherlink ID and password.

After logging in, navigate to the bulletin page.
On the bulletin page, click on “Share and Uploads” in the top right corner.
Next, click on Uploads, then click on “Add Uploads”
Select the pulldown arrow next to “Select a Service to Upload to”
Select CWOP. You may have to enter your CWOP Station ID
Click the ‘Exit’ button (not shown) when finished.

6.) Check for Data:

Note: It may take up to an hour for data to start appearing.

You can click on the “Latest submission” link, or browse to the following web address, using your CWOP Station ID at the end: http://www.findu.com/cgi -bin/wx.cgi?call=YOUR_CWOP_ID_HERE
For example, if your Station ID was CW0958, you would enter: http://www.findu.com/cgi -bin/wx.cgi?call=CW0958