{"id":5134,"date":"2026-06-26T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:55:41","slug":"ialert-weather-analysis-tools-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/news-events\/ialert-weather-analysis-tools-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"iAlert Launches a New Web Interface and Weather Analysis Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<style>img.alignright{float:right !important;max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 0 14px 22px !important}img.alignleft{float:left\n  !important;max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 22px 14px 0 !important}.entry-content p,.single-post-row p{clear:none !important}.entry-content h2,.single-post-row\n  h2{clear:both !important}@media(max-width:680px){img.alignright,img.alignleft{float:none !important;max-width:100% !important;margin:0 0 14px !important}}<\/style>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"1249\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-new-web-interface-2026.jpg\" alt=\"The redesigned iAlert.com homepage showing \n  the new interface, live alerts, top stories, and weather analysis tools\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5117\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid \n  #ddd;border-radius:8px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-new-web-interface-2026.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-new-web-interface-2026-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-new-web-interface-2026-1024x929.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>iAlert&#8217;s new web interface brings its weather analysis tools into one faster, cleaner place: live radar, satellite imagery, model data, hurricane tracking, storm reports,<br \/>\n  and much more. Whether you are on a desktop or your phone, the redesign makes it quicker to check conditions, study a developing system, and stay ahead of the weather that<br \/>\n  affects you. One more thing: our <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/services\/lightning_detection_alerts.php\">lightning detection alerts<\/a> are live, just in time for a busy summer<br \/>\n  storm season.<\/p>\n<p>This update touches the full set of weather analysis tools below. Here is what is new, what each tool does, and a link to explore each weather analysis tool yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Redesigned web interface, rebuilt for desktop and mobile.<\/li>\n<li>Live weather radar with a national mosaic and local-level zoom, plus lightning, NWS alert, SPC outlook, and warning-polygon overlays.<\/li>\n<li>Animated satellite imagery in GeoColor, infrared, and visible.<\/li>\n<li>Side-by-side model analysis from GFS, HRRR, ECMWF, and IFS.<\/li>\n<li>Hurricane tracker with the live NHC forecast cone and map layers.<\/li>\n<li>Nationwide storm reports, filterable by event type, state, and date.<\/li>\n<li>One-click video export from radar, satellite, and the hurricane tracker, ready for social media and broadcast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jump to a weather analysis tool:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/analysis.php?tab=radar\">Weather Radar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/satellite.php\">Satellite Imagery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/models.php\">Model Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/hurricanes.php\">Hurricane Tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/analysis.php?tab=reports\">Storm Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>National Weather Radar<\/h2>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/analysis.php?tab=radar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-national-weather-radar-2026.jpg\" \n  alt=\"iAlert national weather radar mosaic showing storms across the United States\" style=\"max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 0 14px 22px;border-radius:8px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The radar view shows live weather radar data as a national mosaic, with local-level zoom for a closer look at your area. An animated loop plays the most recent frames, so<br \/>\n  you can watch where storms are moving and how intensity is changing in near real time.<\/p>\n<p>Switch between base reflectivity and composite reflectivity, both quality-controlled, set the loop to 1 or 2 hours, adjust opacity and playback speed, and read intensity<br \/>\n  off a dBZ scale. Layer on lightning strikes, active NWS alerts, the SPC severe outlook, and warning polygons to see the full threat in context.<\/p>\n<p>You can also export the radar loop as a downloadable video, sized for social media or broadcast. Free accounts can test it; premium members get the full, clean<br \/>\n  export.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/analysis.php?tab=radar\">Open the radar &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Satellite Imagery<\/h2>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/satellite.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-goes-satellite-imagery-2026.jpg\" alt=\"iAlert\n  GOES-East satellite imagery in colorized infrared showing cloud cover and storms over the United States\" style=\"max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 22px 14px \n  0;border-radius:8px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The satellite tool gives you animated views from GOES-East and GOES-West in three products: GeoColor (true color by day, infrared at night), colorized infrared, and 1 km<br \/>\n  visible. Zoom out to the full hemisphere, or loop the most recent hours to watch clouds and storm systems develop.<\/p>\n<p>Imagery comes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goes-r.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOES-R ABI instruments<\/a> via NOAA, with detail down to 0.5 km on the<br \/>\n  high-definition Atlantic view. Set the loop to slow, normal, or fast, pause on any frame, and step through the sequence one image at a time.<\/p>\n<p>The same video export is here too: turn any satellite loop into a shareable clip for social media or broadcast. Free accounts can try it; premium members unlock the full<br \/>\n  export.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/satellite.php\">Open the satellite viewer &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Model Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/models.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-weather-model-analysis-2026.jpg\" alt=\"iAlert \n  model analysis view showing GFS temperature guidance across the United States\" style=\"max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 0 14px 22px;border-radius:8px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Model Analysis lets you compare forecast guidance from GFS, HRRR, ECMWF, and IFS across the fields that drive a forecast: temperature, dewpoint, wind, precipitation,<br \/>\n  CAPE, MSLP, plus upper-air layers like 500 mb heights, 500 mb vorticity, 250 mb wind, and 850 mb temperature and wind.<\/p>\n<p>View a single panel, or put four panels side by side to compare models and parameters at once. Choose a regional focus (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, or<br \/>\n  Hawaii), use Quick Load to jump to a setup, and switch between a color map and wind-flow rendering. The viewer is built to load fast and stay responsive as you step through<br \/>\n  forecast hours.<\/p>\n<p>Model data comes from NOAA (GFS and HRRR) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecmwf.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECMWF<\/a> IFS Open Data.<\/p>\n<h2>Hurricane Tracker<\/h2>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/hurricanes.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-hurricane-tracker-2026.jpg\" alt=\"iAlert \n  hurricane tracker showing the National Hurricane Center forecast cone and watches\" style=\"max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 22px 14px 0;border-radius:8px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Track active Atlantic and East Pacific systems with the live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hurricane Center<\/a> forecast<br \/>\n  cone, track, and coastal watches and warnings. The map updates with each NHC advisory, so what you see reflects the latest official guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Toggle the layers you need: forecast track and points, watches and warnings, storm surge zones (1\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20139, and greater than 9 ft), the wind field (34, 50, and 64 kt),<br \/>\n  and past track. A satellite underlay in infrared, GeoColor, or visible puts the storm in context.<\/p>\n<p>New this season is a video briefing tool for social media and broadcast. Build a downloadable, shareable video of a storm in vertical (9:16) for TikTok, Shorts, and X, or<br \/>\n  landscape (16:9) for YouTube. Add scenes, frame the map region you want, and stamp each scene with UTC and local time. Free accounts can test it with a watermark; premium<br \/>\n  accounts export a clean, full video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/hurricanes.php\">Open the hurricane tracker &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Storm Reports<\/h2>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/analysis.php?tab=reports\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" \n  src=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ialert-storm-reports-map-2026-e1782473416440.jpg\" alt=\"iAlert storm reports map of the United States showing wind, \n  hail, and tornado reports\" style=\"max-width:340px;height:auto;margin:6px 0 14px 22px;border-radius:8px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Browse official storm spotter reports, including hail size, wind speed, tornado touchdowns, and flooding, mapped across the United States. Filter by event type, state,<br \/>\n  and date range, and sort the list by time, location, event, or source.<\/p>\n<p>Report history is now archive-backed, so you can pull events from beyond the recent window, up to a 30-day range per view. A copy-link button lets you share an exact<br \/>\n  filtered map, with your event, state, and date selections preserved. Storm report data is provided by WxData.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/analysis.php?tab=reports\">Open storm reports &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Free Weather Analysis Tools, More With an Account<\/h2>\n<p>Every tool above is free to use, and a free <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/signup.php\">iAlert account<\/a> lets you test the premium features, including the video export<br \/>\n  tools, on each of these weather analysis tools. Premium members get full access: clean, full-resolution video exports and iAlert&#8217;s text and email alerting services. See the<br \/>\n  full lineup on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/services\/\">services page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>iAlert is expanding its weather analysis tools quickly, with new features added often. Bookmark <a href=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/\">iAlert.com<\/a> for the latest weather<br \/>\n  analysis tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iAlert&#8217;s new web interface brings its weather analysis tools into one faster, cleaner place: live radar, satellite imagery, model data, hurricane tracking, storm reports, and much more. 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