.. _sphx_glr_examples_plots:

.. _plotting_examples:

Plotting
--------

Examples using MetPy's various specialty plotting routines.



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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate the use of MetPy&#x27;s simplified plotting interface.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Simplified_Image_Plot_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Simplified_Image_Plot.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Simple Plotting</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate how to plot US counties at all three available resolutions.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_US_Counties_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_US_Counties.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">US Counties</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="The MetPy declarative syntax allows for a simplified interface to creating common meteorologica...">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_raster_declarative_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_raster_declarative.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Raster Plots using Declarative Syntax</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Simple Plotting of Fronts">

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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Simple_Fronts_Plot.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Simple Plotting of Fronts</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate the use of geoJSON and shapefile data with PlotGeometry in MetPy&#x27;s simplified plott...">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_spc_convective_outlook_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_spc_convective_outlook.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">NOAA SPC Convective Outlook</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate the use of MetPy&#x27;s simplified plotting interface combining multiple plots.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Combined_plotting_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Combined_plotting.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Combined Plotting</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="The MetPy declarative syntax allows for a simplified interface to creating common meteorologica...">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_surface_declarative_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_surface_declarative.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Surface Analysis using Declarative Syntax</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="The MetPy declarative syntax allows for a simplified interface to creating common meteorologica...">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_upperair_declarative_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_upperair_declarative.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Upper Air Analysis using Declarative Syntax</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Demonstrate the use of geoJSON and shapefile data with PlotGeometry in MetPy&#x27;s simplified plott...">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_nhc_wind_probabilities_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_nhc_wind_probabilities.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">NOAA NHC Wind Speed Probabilities</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Combine a Skew-T and a hodograph using Matplotlib&#x27;s GridSpec layout capability.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Skew-T_Layout_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Skew-T_Layout.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Skew-T with Complex Layout</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Layout a Skew-T plot with a hodograph inset into the plot.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Hodograph_Inset_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Hodograph_Inset.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Hodograph Inset</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use MetPy to make a Skew-T LogP plot from an xarray Dataset after computing LCL parcel profile.">

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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Sounding_LCL_Dataset.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Sounding as Dataset Example</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="This uses MetPy to decode text surface analysis bulletins from the Weather Prediction Center. T...">

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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Plotting_Surface_Analysis.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Plotting Fronts</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Use MetPy as straightforward as possible to make a Skew-T LogP plot.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Simple_Sounding_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Simple_Sounding.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Simple Sounding</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Make a surface station plot with Oklahoma Mesonet data.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Mesonet_Stationplot_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Mesonet_Stationplot.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Mesonet Station Plot</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Make a station plot, complete with sky cover and weather symbols.">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Station_Plot_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Station_Plot.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Station Plot</div>
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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Make a station plot, complete with sky cover and weather symbols, using a station plot layout b...">

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  .. image:: /examples/plots/images/thumb/sphx_glr_Station_Plot_with_Layout_thumb.png
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  :ref:`sphx_glr_examples_plots_Station_Plot_with_Layout.py`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Station Plot with Layout</div>
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.. toctree::
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   /examples/plots/Simplified_Image_Plot
   /examples/plots/US_Counties
   /examples/plots/raster_declarative
   /examples/plots/Simple_Fronts_Plot
   /examples/plots/spc_convective_outlook
   /examples/plots/Combined_plotting
   /examples/plots/surface_declarative
   /examples/plots/upperair_declarative
   /examples/plots/nhc_wind_probabilities
   /examples/plots/Skew-T_Layout
   /examples/plots/Hodograph_Inset
   /examples/plots/Sounding_LCL_Dataset
   /examples/plots/Plotting_Surface_Analysis
   /examples/plots/Simple_Sounding
   /examples/plots/Mesonet_Stationplot
   /examples/plots/Station_Plot
   /examples/plots/Station_Plot_with_Layout