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Natural History
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 Hastings Weather Cam

      Hastings has two weather stations. One has data back to about 1929, and is located near the Ranch House. The other was installed in 1998 on the hill above the offices. The hilltop station (RAWS) is online, and has archived data. See table below for access to these data sources. [630,026 E, 4,027,809 N (UTM, NAD 83)]. The camera faces almost directly south, so during mid-winter the low sun can blind the camera.
      This photo of Hastings is updated about every 5 min. unless the power goes out.
     To illustrate the dramatic annual changes in this landscapes, we made a movie of scenes of Hastings every day at 9am for a year.

 

 

Weather Forecasts
  Discussion of 3-5 Day Monterey Bay Forecast
    Three to 5 Day Forecast for Monterey, Carmel Valley
    Eastern Pacific Satellite IR Water Vapor Loop - NOAA
    NOAA Weather for San Francisco - Monterey
    Water Vapor Satellite Loop, 16km, Eastern Pacific, Western US
    Rainfall forecast map- Loop of Next 3, 6, 9, and 12 hours
    Fire Season- Weather, Current Fire Information

Current Weather
  Current Radar for San Francisco to Monterey Bay-   current snapshot
    Current Radar Loop, Fort Bragg to San Luis Obispo
    Hastings Real-time Weather (Hilltop RAWS): hourly data, archives
    Hastings Real-time Weather Finch Creek: hourly updates; 3 day display
    Lower Carmel Valley Real-time Weather - Carmel Middle School 

Historical Weather (Data)
  Hastings Weather Summary Graphics; Totals/Averages- 1929-2008
    Hastings Data Files- Archives (1929-present)
    Lower Carmel Valley Archive (Carmel Middle School)
    Middle Carmel Valley Archive- Rana Creek Ranch 1993-2004