Forecasting
Across AMS
The “Pressure” Behind Forecasting for D-Day
In advance of the release of Pressure, AMS is presenting a special webinar discussing the science behind the film. “Forecasting D-Day: The Science Behind History and the Story Behind Pressure” will examine how Stagg and his team navigated conflicting forecasts and will compare these historic methods with today’s advanced forecasting tools.
Perspectives
International Weather Data Sharing in an AI-Enabled World
As forecasts grow more accurate and more useful to decision-makers, we need to give their ethical and moral dimensions more attention.
Perspectives
Eye of the Storm: Inside San Diego’s Tropical Cyclone Summit
Attendees from the UK Met Office discuss their experience at the AMS Hurricanes Conference, advances in AI forecasting, and the how climate change is affecting hurricane impacts.
People
From Storm Fear to Industry Pioneer
Nick Pittman, the founder and CEO of NorCast Media Group, shares the personal journey behind his new book, Rain Date: Unpredictable Lessons from My Life Forecasting the Weather—and why its message reaches far beyond meteorology.
Science Spotlights
Targeted Antarctic Winter Observations
By David Bromwich et al. Photos provided by participating stations showing radiosonde launches conducted during the YOPP-SH winter targeted observing...
Science Spotlights
Human Forecaster vs Automated Guidance: What Is the Optimal Mix?
Key messages from “The Jive Verification System and Its Transformative Impact on Weather Forecasting Operations,” by Nicholas Loveday (Bureau of...
Perspectives
Building Your Toolbox: Winter Weather Forecasting
Amber Liggett discusses how creating a winter weather forecast is both a science and a skill.
AMS Programs
What’s the Value of a Weather Forecast?
Highlights from the CoFU2 study: Part 2 By Jeffrey K. Lazo This is part two of my summary of the...
AMS Programs
How Does the U.S. Public Get its Weather Forecasts?
Highlights from the CoFU2 Study: Part 1 By Jeffrey K. Lazo, PhD In 2006, I, my National Center for Atmospheric...
Across AMS, Conference Spotlight, From AMS Journals
Community Modeling and the Future of Numerical Weather Prediction
A 2024 AMS Summer Community Meeting highlight The AMS Weather Enterprise Study will provide a comprehensive picture of the shifting...
