The National Weather Service 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
NWS HQ in Silver Spring, Maryland
NWS IMET Chris Gibson taking observations in the field
Meteorologists preparing a forecast, early 20th century
An Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a United States scientific and regulatory agency tasked with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the sea
National Weather Service
…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…
A WP-3D Orion of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters flies over NOAAS Ronald H. Brown.
Planes in the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center hangar in Lakeland, Florida
NOAA saildrone in the Virgin Islands, used for hurricane observation