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Space Weather Enterprise Forum: June 26 in Washington

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Sun glowing in deep space.

NOAA monthly climate call: June 20

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climate outlooks

global average temperatures

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model

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A supercell thunderstorm in Kansas on May 27, 2019.

Media availability on major U.S. weather model upgrade

A curtain of rain falls from dark clouds during an evening storm near Ransom, Kansas.

Are you prepared for summer weather hazards?

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A lightning storm at dusk over Crater Lake in Oregon

Getting ready for the Atlantic hurricane season

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More than 2500 students in the 4th and 5 grade took a tour of the NOAA WD-3D Orion Aircraft and met the crews who fly into the storms. The kids will take that information home to see if their families are ready for hurricanes. May 9, 2019.

NOAA predicts near-normal 2019 Atlantic hurricane season

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Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. With winds as high as 160 mph, the Category 5 storm slammed coastal towns in the area, leveling buildings and structures, flooding streets and leaving a trail of destruction.

NOAA predicts above-normal 2019 hurricane season in the central Pacific

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hurricane season

This NOAA GOES-15 satellite image shows Hurricane Lane positioned about 300 miles south of Hawaii's Big Island at 2 p.m. ET on August 22, 2018.

From air, land and atmosphere: Massive project probes inner lives of supercells

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NOAA and Cooperative Institute researchers pose with some of the instruments they will use to gather data in and near thunderstorms during TORUS on May 14, 2019 in Salina, Kansas.

NOAA will issue its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook on May 23

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climate outlooks

NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Hurricane Michael as it came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. According to the National Hurricane Center, Michael intensified before landfall with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, heavy rainfall, and deadly storm surge.

NOAA monthly climate call: May 16

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climate outlooks

global average temperatures

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Storm surge, the deadliest threat from tropical cyclones

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Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. The category 5 hurricane came ashore with 160 mph winds and strong storm surge.

Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 5-11, 2019

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Cyclone.

NOAA celebrates 25 years of developing climate services in Africa

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climate outlooks

extreme weather

NOAA National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (center, sixth from the left) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the African Desk, an important part of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), alongside colleagues from across CPC and partners from around the globe.

NOAA & Air Force Reserve ‘Hurricane Hunters’ to visit East Coast on preparedness tour

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hurricane hunters

Weather-ready Nation

Visitors line up for tours aboard the U.S. Air Force WC-130J in Galveston, Texas, on May 18, 2016.

15+ great reads for your Earth Day week

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It's not easy being green, but NOAA scientists are working hard on innovative, sustainable solutions for Earth's biggest environmental challenges.

Hurricane Michael upgraded to a Category 5 at time of U.S. landfall

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NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Hurricane Michael as it came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. According to the National Hurricane Center, Michael intensified before landfall with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, heavy rainfall, and deadly storm surge.

Tropical storms and hurricanes in winter and spring?

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This image of Tropical Storm Arlene was captured by NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite on April 20, 2017

NOAA monthly climate call: April 18

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climate outlooks

global average temperatures

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

You might not have noticed, but about 25 meteotsunamis hit the East Coast each year

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Stormy weather over the ocean can sometimes fuel the development of meteotsunamis, a series of waves typically much smaller and less destructive than those associated with seismically generated tsunamis.

Open House at NOAA in College Park, Maryland on May 4

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NOAA College Park, MD

Scientists predict sun's activity will be weak during next solar cycle

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An eruption from the surface of the sun -- known as a coronal mass ejection -- captured by NASA on June 20, 2013.

New NWS Strategic Plan aims to build a Weather-Ready Nation

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Weather-ready Nation

The NWS Weather-Ready Nation Strategic Plan is now available.

Where will you be on #SafePlaceSelfie Day?

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social media and Web

On April 3rd, 2019, at 11:11 am local time, please join the National Weather Service and its Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors to take a "selfie" and post with the hashtag #SafePlaceSelfie.

U.S. hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Mexico and Caribbean

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hurricane hunters

Visitors wait to board NOAA and USAF Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft in Panama City, Panama during the 2018 Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour.

Spring Outlook: Historic, widespread flooding to continue through May

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Levees along the Missouri River have failed during ongoing flooding in Fremont County, Iowa damaging homes and displacing residents in this photo from March 17, 2019.

Florence and Michael retired by the World Meteorological Organization

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GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018.

NOAA to issue 2019 U.S. Spring Outlook on March 21

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A spring scene of the Chicago skyline.

Latest big winter storm powered by ‘bombogenesis’

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weather conditions

Snowstorm.

NOAA talks hurricanes and climate at National Press Club

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From left, Jeremy Gregory, Ph.D., Gerry Bell, Ph.D, and moderator Ferdous Al-Faruque.

Flood safety: 6 inches of rushing water can knock you off your feet

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Flooding in Annapolis, Maryland.

Do you know how to stay safe during a tornado?

February 28, 2019

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A tornado churns up a field outside Washburn, Illinois on February 28, 2017.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center selects new director

February 22, 2019

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The view inside NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the nation's official civilian source of space weather forecasts, advisories, watches and warnings.

NOAA announces the arrival of El Nino

February 14, 2019

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

This image shows the difference from average sea surface temperatures at the Equator in the tropical Pacific during January 2019, as compared with the period from 1981-2010. On February 14, 2019, NOAA announced that El Nino has arrived, but it's likely to be weak with little influence on weather through early Spring 2019.

NOAA and NCAR partner on new, state-of-the-art U.S. modeling framework

February 7, 2019

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National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Orrison uses weather model data to generate precipitation forecasts from NOAA's Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.