Responder Weather Integration

Available in ArcMap.

Quick Steps

Integrate Weather Services

Click Select Weather Layers.
Select your region and the layers you want to load.
Enter account information and click OK.
Interact with weather layers in ArcMap.

Beginning with version 10.2.1b, you can leverage real-time SE Weather Web Services information through Responder. If you do not yet have an account, you can start a free trial using the Start Free Weather Trial button on the Responder toolbar. Once you enter valid credentials using the Select Weather Layers tool, the Strat Free Weather Trial button will no longer be available.

Start Free Weather Trial

To try the SE Weather Web Services integration with Responder:

Click the Start Free Weather Trial button. Your browser will open to a registration form.
Enter and submit your account information in the form.
You will receive an email with details on how to complete registration.
Once registered, you can click the Select Weather Layers tool to begin leveraging weather information.

Select Weather Layers

Once you have an SE Weather Web Services account, you can add weather layers to your map using the Select Weather Layers tool. Click the Select Weather Layers button to open the Configure Weather Settings window. The window contains three sections of information: Region, Layers, and Account Information.

Account Information

Enter the account name (email) and password for your account or free trial.

Region

Select either US/Canada or World from the drop-down list. The Region selection determines what layers are available.

Layers

Select the weather layers you want to load. The layers change based on the Region you select. All layers for each region are selected by default. You can deselect a layer to prevent it from being loaded.

Each layer has a default visibility and visibility scale range set. Use standard ArcMap procedures to change these options.

Layer Group Name	Layers	Default Visibility
Current Wind Speed and Direction	Surface Observation Wind Speed (Miles Per Hour)	Enabled
Lightning	Cloud-to-Cloud - Last 15 Min Cloud-to-Ground - Last 15 Min	Disabled Enabled
Storm Corridors	Heavy Rain Hail Dangerous Thunderstorms Possible Tornado	Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
Thunderstorm Forecast	1 Hour North America Thunderstorm Forecast	Group disabled
Radar	US Radar - Current Canadian Radar - Current	Enabled Enabled
NWS Bulletins (US/Canada region only)	US NWS Bulletins - Warnings US NWS Bulletins - Watches US NWS Bulletins - Advisories US NWS Bulletins - Warning Area Maximum Impact US NWS Bulletins - Advisory Area Maximum Impact	Group disabled
Storm Reports (US/Canada region only)	Storm Reports for past 24 hours	Group disabled
EU Met Bulletins (World region only)	EUMETNET Bulletins Today - Very Dangerous EUMETNET Bulletins Today - Dangerous EUMETNET Bulletins Tomorrow - Very Dangerous EUMETNET Bulletins Tomorrow - Dangerous	Group disabled