Assessing and Predicting the Cascading Impacts of Natural Hazards on Critical National Infrastructure Join us for the fifth session of the InPRHA Webinar Series, hosted by the WMO World Weather Research Programme’s (WWRP) Integrated Prediction of Precipitation and Hydrology for Early Actions (InPRHA) project. The scale of impacts from climate extremes isn’t just determined by…
Unlocking the Rainfall Data Inside Telecommunication Networks Join us for the fourth session of the InPRHA Webinar Series, hosted by the WMO World Weather Research Programme’s (WWRP) Integrated Prediction of Precipitation and Hydrology for Early Actions (InPRHA) project. Commercial microwave links (CMLs), the radio links forming the backbone of mobile networks, attenuate in proportion to…
Every year, new weather research is funded and new discoveries are made. These discoveries, from improved weather prediction models to greater understanding of extreme weather events, change how weather forecasters interpret weather events and support public safety. But, how do these knowledge and tools move from research and development (R&D) to operational use? They move…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NOAA-NESDIS) and NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Weather Program Office’s Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) have greatly advanced global soil moisture monitoring, improving weather prediction accuracy through the Soil Moisture Operational Product System (SMOPS). SMOPS is a central hub that combines…
The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the NOAA Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Numerical Weather Prediction (AI4NWP) Working Group are pleased to announce the public release of the nested-Experimental AI Global and Limited-area Ensemble (nested-EAGLE) Application v1.1.0 The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and the NOAA Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Numerical Weather Prediction (AI4NWP) Working Group are…
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 the Congressional mandate to EPIC…
Accra, the capital city of Ghana, is located in subtropical West Africa. This rapidly growing capital city is surrounded by hills to the north and the Atlantic ocean to the south, bringing in moist air with the trade winds. During the rainy season (April – June and September – October), these conditions often result in…
Guest Blog by Rachel Hogan Within InPRHA, our research is focused on the integration of precipitation, hydrology and social science for improving early flood warnings for all. Our work considers the integration of these elements across the entire flood (and multi-hazard) early warning value chain, especially in the context of a changing world. Isolating any…
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 Workshop 2026 (UIFCW26). This event…
Generating accurate numerical predictions for tropical cyclones is one of the most challenging problems in weather forecasting. These storms are among the most powerful and destructive extreme weather events on Earth, causing over $1.3 trillion in damages and over 6800 deaths in the US since 1980. The devastating impact of these storms underscores the importance…