UND Atmospheric Sciences East Skycam

An Aerospace-Campus Vantage

This camera belongs to the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of North Dakota, one of the foremost meteorology and aerospace programmes in the United States. Perched on Clifford Hall, it looks eastward over the campus toward the open country beyond Grand Forks.

The Red River Valley Sky

The view captures the vast, uninterrupted dome of sky for which the northern Great Plains are renowned. With virtually no terrain to block the horizon, the lens frames sprawling cloudscapes, distant convective towers, and the dramatic weather systems that march across the Red River Valley.

A Tool for Weather Watchers

Because it sits on a working atmospheric-science rooftop, the feed doubles as a teaching and forecasting aid. Storm spotters, students, and curious viewers use it to track approaching fronts, thunderstorm development, and the ever-changing prairie sky over Grand Forks.