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Meet WPO’s 2025 Lapenta Interns

The Weather Program Office welcomes two William M. Lapenta Interns this summer. Claire Miller, a senior at Middlebury College, continues ongoing work to refine the application process for WPO funding competitions. Claire will conduct focus groups and analyze applicant surveys, providing recommendations to further improve how WPO receives proposals for innovative and relevant research. Rowin…

UIFCW2025 Abstract Deadline Is Approaching

This fall, the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the Unified Forecast System (UFS) community will deliver a four-day Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop (UIFCW25) at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center Green in Boulder, Colorado or online, September 8-12, 2025. Registration and abstract submissions are FREE!    Abstracts for UIFCW 2025 are…

Weather Program Office (WPO) Innovation for Next Generation Scientists Fellows

Welcome WPO Innovation for Next Generation Scientists (WINGS) Fellowship 2025–2027 Class

UCAR | CPAESS and NOAA’s Weather Program Office are pleased to welcome the second class of the Weather Program Office (WPO) Innovation for Next Generation Scientists (WINGS) Dissertation Fellowship of 2025–2027. The purpose of this fellowship is to help PhD students gain real-world, doctoral experience applying expertise in their field of study to weather model…

New wildfire-related features enhance community model, showcase partnership with NSF NCAR

The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) has released the latest update to the Unified Forecast System (UFS) Short-Range Weather Application, adding new capabilities for modeling wildfires, smoke, and dust for weather model developers and researchers. These additional features are designed to improve forecasts of wildfires, air quality, and the spread of smoke and dust. This…

Short Range Weather Application

Introducing WPO’s ‘PART’ Program

WPO’s Research Transitions team is now the Portfolio Analysis and Research Transitions (PART) Program as it takes a more integrated approach to transitioning research into practice. PART’s primary role in the office involves active coordination across programs within WPO, such as identifying where research in one area connects with another. “This broader view will enhance…

People at a Miami Marlins game try out the “Weather the Storm” storm surge VR simulation. (Credit: Joshua Alland)

Bringing storm surge to virtual reality

A new virtual reality simulation shows people why coastal evacuation orders are so important during storms. “Weather the Storm” was funded by the NOAA’s Weather Program Office and created through a partnership between the University of Georgia, Clemson University, Georgia Sea Grant, and South Carolina Sea Grant to improve storm surge preparation. The research team…