WPO is proud to share that members of our team have received 2025 NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Awards. Steve Thur, Assistant Administrator of OAR, will recognize the award recipients during a ceremony on February 12. Jordan Dale, Testbeds Program Manager, was on the Acquisitions and Grants Team that received an Employees of the…
DetailsThe next session of the WMO World Weather Research Programme’s Integrated Prediction of Precipitation and Hydrology for Early Actions (InPRHA) Webinar Series will be held on February 11, 2026. Dr. David Novak, Director of the NOAA Weather Prediction Center, will present on “The Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge.” WPO serves as the International Coordination Office for…
DetailsStaff from the Weather Program Office are contributing to the American Meteorological Society’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. Below is a daily list of the sessions with links to full information. Sunday, January 25 2:00–2:50 p.m.Carmen Davila: Panel Discussion — Tell Me About Yourself: Tips and Tricks for A+ Interviews Tuesday, January 27 9:00–9:15…
DetailsThe NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) Social Science Program (SSP) is excited to announce the SSP Data Forums, a two-part virtual forum series as part of its sustained efforts to support and expand data capabilities and collaboration across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences (SBES) extreme weather community. The series is meant to provide…
DetailsThe Weather Program Office Social Science Program (WPO SSP) is pleased to announce the release of a new StoryMap, highlighting the March 14-16, 2025, severe weather outbreak which produced more than 115 tornadoes, numerous wildfires, dust storms, damaging winds, and large hail across the Central and Southern United States. Titled “Strengthening America’s Resilience to Extreme…
DetailsThis project aims to enhance the realism of global ocean and sea ice simulations by implementing a version of the Modular Ocean Model version 6 (MOM6) and Sea Ice Simulator version 2 (SIS2) model on a higher resolution grid than what is typically used in climate studies.
DetailsThe NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) Social Science Program (SSP) will be hosting a virtual September Series focused on sharing program guidance and best practices for proposal and budget development gleaned from recent competition cycles. The first session will be held on September 23, 2025 from 2:00-3:30pm ET and will focus on the importance of…
DetailsWe’re excited to share that the Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) Predictions community will host dedicated sessions at the upcoming AGU and AMS conferences! We welcome abstract submissions from researchers, practitioners, and experts across meteorology, climate science, hydrology, and related fields. These sessions are an opportunity to explore innovative research, spark collaboration, and advance the science and application…
DetailsWe are excited to announce the publication of the S2S Community Workshop: Toward Minimizing Early Model Biases and Errors in S2S Predictions, authored by Christine Bassett and Mark Olsen, Ph.D. The summary captures key insights from the workshop held in July 2024 in Boulder, Colorado, which brought together scientists, model developers, operational forecasters, and end…
DetailsThe NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) is proud to announce the launch of REACH—the Research Explorer for Articles, Code, and Hosted Data—a thrilling new tool set to transform open science! Developed by the Portfolio Analysis and Research Transitions (PART) team, REACH connects practitioners, scientists, policymakers, and the public to more than 700 research outputs, including…
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