On Monday, September 18, 2023, NOAA awarded a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) Ocean Surface Winds (OSW) Pilot contract to Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) ...

NORFOLK, Va. — As we head towards the last week of August, hurricane season normally starts to ramp up and climatologically, this is when we see the strongest hurricanes. But how do we know exactly ...

Mars may look calm and barren from afar, but beneath its quiet, dusty red surface lies a surprisingly dynamic atmosphere. Despite having an atmosphere less than 1% as dense as Earth's, the winds on ...

Mars is cold, parched, and extremely dusty. Powerful gusts of wind kick up literal tons of reddish dust that often takes the form of whorls known as dust devils. These winds also shroud the planet in ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Wind gusts are brief bursts of stronger wind caused by atmospheric turbulence and mixing, and they’re often mistaken for ...

David Parker, left, and Jesse Cuen put up plywood boards to the windows and doors at the High Class Ink Studios in Palm Bay, in Northeast Florida in preparation for Hurricane Milton on Oct. 8, 2024.