The NOAA Weather Program Office funds research to improve weather forecasts, save lives, and reduce property damage. We work throughout the Weather Enterprise to foster research that can be transitioned into operational weather forecasts so the public can be better prepared for weather phenomena.
The NOAA Weather Program Office has announced the recipients of the FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO). These NOFOs are funding research projects in the following programs:
WPO’s Portfolio Analysis and Research Transitions (PART) Program is proud to announce the launch of SPARK 3.0—the System for Public Access to Research Knowledge—expanding the platform’s capabilities and broadening access to WPO’s research portfolio. Previously, SPARK featured only projects from WPO’s Science, Technology, and Society Division. The latest update expands…
Forecasters now have real-time access to an experimental forecast model developed specifically for atmospheric rivers. Early results show it does well with predicting events with high precipitation amounts, which are the most impactful to public safety and managing water resources such as reservoirs. The Atmospheric River Analysis and Forecast System,…
This scenario isn’t hard to imagine: It’s the middle of summer. The entire year has been unusually dry, drought conditions took over months ago, and they’ve only gotten worse. Your phone dings, and you see a notification telling you something that’s been in the back of your mind for a…
