The IDV can plot upper level maps as point displays from the RAOB data.
Data Source Chooser.
Data Source Chooser click on the
Point tab. Upper Air tab. Server: entry box, select the remote ADDE server
adde.ucar.edu. In the
Data Type: entry box, select the
Upper Air Data entry.Connect.Relative times radio button and the
4 most recent times option.Station Model list, select
Upper Air.Level list, select
500 for the 500 millibar level.Add Source button.
Create display option was checked in
the chooser, a Point Data Plot will automatically
be created. If not, create one.
Field Selector window create a
Point Data Plot display using
the RAOB Point Data field.
The point data plot appears in the main window.

Projections->Set->US->CONUS menu).Point Data Plot control to change the
plot density to show more stations.Field Selector window select a different
level (e.g. 250 mbar) in the Level tab of the
Data Subset panel. Region tab, select a region of interest.Create Display button.
Edit->Remove All Displays and Data menu item
or the
icon in the toolbar to clear them out.