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 funds projects that advance weather forecasting and help meet the public’s growing forecast needs. Use SPARK to explore a list of WPO’s funded projects and REACH to access relevant research outputs like publications, data, and code. Click the links below to explore these tools.
The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC), alongside NOAA National Weather Service’s Office of Model Development (OMD) and the broader Unified Forecast System (UFS) community, has achieved a major milestone: the official public release of the Community Global Workflow (GW) v1.0.0. This release marks a critical milestone as NOAA’s fulfillment of…
“Historically, we have tended to reward the papers that come from data collection more than the data themselves. But I think there is a growing recognition that creating high-quality, reusable datasets is an important scholarly contribution. Good data can support dozens of studies, answer questions we have not even thought…
Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop A UFS Collaboration Powered by EPIC Monday, July 20, 2026 – Friday, July 24, 2026 College Park, MD Join us this July at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in College Park, Maryland or online for the Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities…
