The University of Arizona

Webcam

Video Vault

These time-lapse movies were produced from sequences of webcam images.
All are in MPEG format.

Current Movies

Movies from the last seven days (3–4 MB):  Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat
Double length, higher quality (8–11 MB):  Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu  Fri  Sat

Past Highlights

Links indicate file sizes in megabytes. Some movies are avilable in multiple versions.

27-Apr-2008 4M, 11M Several helicopters are captured in flight.
17-Mar-2008 3M, 9M Morning storms finally clear, leaving sunny skies.
16-Mar-2008 3M, 9M Clouds and sun alternate with traveling storms.
15-Mar-2008 3M, 9M Broken clouds animate mountain shadows.
15-Feb-2008 3M, 9M Turbulent clouds occasionally reveal snow-capped mountains.
04-Feb-2008 3M, 9M A storm brings rainbows and mountain snow.
08-Jan-2008 3M, 8M Distant fog moves as the wind shifts.
12-Dec-2007 3M, 8M Heavy fog rolls through, obscuring snow-capped peaks.
11-Dec-2007 3M, 8M A stormy day with rainbows and glimpses of snow.
22-Oct-2007 3M, 9M A very windy day, with gusts to 58mph.
24-Sep-2007 3M An advertising plane circles the campus.
06-Sep-2007 3M, 10M Remnants of Henriette produce an unusual morning storm.
05-Sep-2007 3M, 10M Hurricane Henriette brings heavy rain to the foothills.
10-Aug-2007 4M, 11M A severe foothills storm drops heavy rain and 0.75" hail.
31-Jul-2007 4M, 11M A storm brings 1.4" of rain and momentary darkness.
28-Jul-2007 4M, 11M Two heavy storms pass through.
24-Jul-2007 4M, 11M A complex dance of clouds precedes a distant storm.
23-Jul-2007 4M, 11M A mountain storm suddenly attacks the webcam.
11-Jun-2007 4M, 11M Cloudy, then clearing, then a storm in the mountains.
18-Feb-2007 3M, 9M Waves of clouds roll northward across campus.
22-Jan-2007 3M, 8M Morning reveals snow on rooftops and mountains.
19-Jan-2007 3M, 8M Clouds build repeatedly on multiple levels.
28-Dec-2006 3M, 8M A mountain storm shows glimpses of snow.
04-Dec-2006 2M Painters refresh the roof of the Douglass building.
03-Dec-2006 3M, 8M Strong winds from the east shake the trees.
30-Nov-2006 3M, 8M Input used in Factored Time-Lapse Video research.
29-Nov-2006 3M, 8M Winds from the west blow clouds and then dust.
27-Jul-2006 4M, 11M Clouds form and move in multiple layers.
19-Jul-2006 4M, 11M The sky is a pot full of boiling clouds.
07-Jul-2006 4M, 11M Sun, clouds, and a monsoon storm.
01-Jul-2006 4M, 11M Clouds bring a storm with dust and lightning.
02-Jun-2006 4M, 11M Dust clouds race up and down the dry Rillito River
24-May-2006 1M The window is washed.
25-Apr-2006 4M, 11M A staccato series of small clouds passes by.
12-Apr-2006 1M The Soaring Dreams blimp passes by.
05-Apr-2006 3M, 10M Clouds race by on a windy day.
12-Mar-2006 3M, 10M A dusting of snow melts from the mountains.
01-Oct-2005 4M Moving clouds suddenly stop and pile up.
09-Sep-2005 2M A storm sweeps through the Catalina foothills.
11-Mar-2005 2M From nothing, a large cloud builds and dissipates.
09-Nov-2004 1M A hot-air balloon passes by.
29-Oct-2004 3M As the sun rises, a thick fog hides the campus.
04-Jun-2004 2M, 16M Dust hides the mountains, then clears away.
18-Aug-2003 2M, 15M Clouds bubble and churn to make a storm.
06-Jul-2003 2M, 16M Fire approaches through Esperero Canyon.
04-Jul-2003 2M, 16M Dark smoke flows across the Tucson sky.
19-Jun-2003 2M, 16M The Aspen Fire burns Summerhaven on Mount Lemmon.
01-Jun-2002 1M The Bullock Fire flares up on Mount Lemmon.
24-Feb-2002 1M A procession of unusual clouds moves by.
19-Nov-2001 1M A tree is shorn, and cirrus clouds move lazily.
13-Sep-2001 1M Clouds whirl as workers service rooftop equipment.
04-Aug-2001 1M A mountain storm shows some lightning flashes.
30-Jul-2001 1M A crane installs equipment in the auditorium.
26-Apr-2001 1M Several different kinds of clouds move through.
17-Sep-2000 1M Wispy clouds form and dissolve.
21-Jul-2000 1M Gray panels are hung on the new Union building.
22-Jun-2000 1M Storms move through town and splash the window.
07-Jun-2000 1M The Rattlesnake Canyon fire flares up.
03-Apr-2000 1M Cranes, balloons, and a flag wave.
08-Mar-2000 1M Snow melts from the mountain tops.
07-Mar-2000 1M A storm leaves a blanket of snow on the mountains.

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