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WRF Source Codes and Graphics Software Download Page



This page provides downloads for OLDER releases of WRF, Versions 3.1 and 3.0 (for newer releases click here). If you are interested in any version before Version 3.0, please contact us (wrfhelp at ucar dot edu).


If you are a first-time WRF user, learn how to run the programs via the online tutorial.









WRF-ARW Code Downloads

Version 3.1.1
July 31, 2009
tar file
Known Problems
Updates
Version 3.1
April 9, 2009
tar file
Known Problems
Updates
Version 3.0.1.1
August 22, 2008
tar file
Known Problems
Updates
Version 3.0.1
August 6, 2008
tar file
Known Problems
Updates
Version 3.0
April 2, 2008
tar file
Known Problems
Updates

For WRF model test data, please click here.









WRF Preprocessing System (WPS) Code Downloads

Version 3.1.1
July 31, 2009
tar file
Version 3.1
April 9, 2009
tar file
Version 3.0.1
August 6, 2008
tar file
Version 3.0.0
April 4, 2008
tar file

WPS did not have a bug release version 3.0.1.1; therefore, WPS Version 3.0.1 is compatible with WRF Version 3.0.1.1.

**IMPORTANT: Before running WPS, you will need to download the WPS Geography data, which you can find here.

For WPS test data, please click here.

The following are external libraries one must install before running ungrib for GRIB 2 data:

JasPer
An implementation of the JPEG 2000 standard for "lossy" compression
JasPer Website
PNG
Libraries for "lossless" compression
PNG Website
zlib
Another compression library
zlib Website

  WPS GUI

If you are interested in using a graphical user interface for WPS, please visit http://wrfportal.org/DomainWizard.html











WRF-DA Code Downloads

Version 3.1.1
July 31, 2009
tar file
Updates
Version 3.1
April 9, 2009
tar file
Updates
Version 3.0.1.1
August 29, 2008
tar file
Updates
Version 3.0.1
August 6, 2008
tar file
Updates
Version 3.0
April 4, 2008
tar file
Updates

To learn more about WRF-DA and how to use it, please visit the WRF-DA home page.

For WRF-DA test data, click here.













WRF-Chemistry Code Downloads

Version 3.1.1
July 31, 2009
tar file
Version 3.0.1
August 6, 2008
tar file
Version 3.0
April 4, 2008
tar file

The WRF-Chem code did not have a bug-fix release V3.0.1.1, and therefore V3.0.1 is compatible with WRF Version 3.0.1.1.

**Important: When downloading WRF-Chemistry code, first download the WRFV3 tar file, untar it, and then untar the WRF-Chem code inside the WRFV3 directory. This will create a sub-directory called '/chem.'

  
Please go to http://ruc.noaa.gov/wrf/WG11 for WRF-Chem information and support.





 

 
 


 
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