Advances in Weather Forecasting Technology

There is a chance to enhance public weather services due to the creation of new communication networks, forecasting systems, and technology.

FREMONT, CA: The information provided by weather forecasts is becoming more accurate, detailed, and extended further in time, enabling consumers to make informed decisions on protecting their property and lives. With the help of technological advancements like apps, weather information is now more widely available and can warn individuals in danger immediately.

Digital database forecasting: Most NMHSs employ a traditional forecasting process that involves forecasters producing text-based, sensible, weather-element forecast products. Functions of this type are typically scheduled, product-oriented, and labor-intensive. NMHS' hydro-meteorological forecasts and warnings have become more precise and accurate thanks to technological advances and scientific breakthroughs over the last decade.

Next-generation forecast workstation: Hydro-meteorological data volumes are expected to continue increasing and may even accelerate during the next three decades due to the rapid advancements in IT and communication capabilities. Enhanced and replaced remote-sensing observing systems will be able to capture data by order of magnitude due to automated observing systems.

Now casting system: NMHSs has developed next-generation nowcasting systems. The complexity of now-cast systems varies; some use radar echoes to produce new casts ranging from zero to one hour. At the same time, other systems extend the time horizon to 3-6 hours by combining NWP output with probabilistic and uncertain forecasting techniques. Also included in these systems are satellite and lightning data and other remote-sensing platforms. It remains a challenge for many of these systems to optimize the forecaster's role nowcasting.

Information technology systems and application: The Internet enables NMHSs to provide graphic and digital versions of hydro-meteorological predictions, alerts, and climatic information to clients, partners, and the general public that would not otherwise be available. Additionally, it offers chances to improve and broaden service offerings. For instance, Environment Canada has created a website for the media that enables them to customize data to their particular needs. Another instance is the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product, a project the NWS launched in collaboration with the aviation industry. The effort was founded on an analysis that revealed convective activity is the single most disruptive force in US national airspace regarding weather-related delays.

Common alerting protocol: To gather all-hazard warnings and reports locally, regionally, and nationally for inclusion into various information-management and warning-dissemination systems, the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is an open, non-proprietary standard data-interchange format.