NOAA's powerful Global Forecast System model was upgraded today, providing forecasters with a more accurate 4-D picture of how a weather system will evolve. The upgrade is the latest of a number of model improvements rolling out this spring and summer, thanks to increased supercomputing power NOAA acquired earlier this year. More information on the May 11, 2016 GFS upgrade here: http://www.noaa.gov/noaa’s-premier-forecast-model-goes-four-dimensional Video Credit: NOAA | U.S. National Weather Ser

7.1K views · 158 reactions | We pulled together a few fun facts that put into perspective the storage capacity and computing power of our new operational weather and climate supercomputers coming in 2022. Read more: www.noaa.gov/media-release/us-to-triple-operational-weather-and-climate-supercomputing-capacity | U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) | Facebook

43K views · 318 reactions | You can see on this forecast for near-surface smoke concentration, the several active wildfires that are the source for the smoke many in the western portions of the nation are dealing with today/tonight. Air quality alerts are in effect for many. See if your area is impacted at weather.gov | U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) | Facebook