Severe Weather Outlook: Dangerous Storms Expected April 2nd What This Map Is Showing This is the Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for Wednesday, April 2nd. Map Breakdown The different shaded colors on the map represent how likely and how...
Fresh Insights Into NOAA’s New Weather Models Evaluations: Why It Matters to Everyone I am a total weather nerd who loves discussing weather computer model updates. It’s a privilege to be a member of NOAA’s Model Evaluating Group, and we just ended a call...
Weather forecasting has come a long way since Lewis Fry Richardson, a Cambridge graduate in 1915, attempted to predict the weather using pen, paper, and basic mathematical equations. Thanks to the power of modern technology, what once took weeks to compute now happens...
Hurricane Milton continues to intensify at a frightening pace in the Gulf of Mexico. Recent data from NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft show that Milton has become much stronger, with maximum sustained winds reaching 125 mph (110 knots). In just 24 hours,...
Tropical Storm Milton is rapidly strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, and it’s forecast to become a major hurricane soon. Satellite and aircraft data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicate that Milton has the potential to intensify quickly, posing a...
