UK rainfall radar map - Met Office

Get ready for a wild weekend of weather as Tropical Cyclone Owen tours Eastern Queensland! Weather threats include damaging winds, possible tornadoes, water spouts, heavy rainfall, flash flooding and elevated sea levels. Note that some computer models are forecasting wind gusts in Mackay to be even stronger than what we received during Cyclone Debbie. Please refer to the Bureau of Meteorology for official forecasts and warnings which will be issued over the coming days. This computer model simul

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

NOAA launches 3 new AI-driven global forecasting models

The Global Forecast System (GFS) is at it again teasing us on the long range - have a look at this thing for later next week! Geezus! The whole east coast gets a spray! Its current track could absolutely annihilate the dreamy sand around the Gold Coast points at the moment - it’s way off, so let’s hope it’s stays away - or it could be a complete fizz. And yes, buy premium they said - we should - but it doesn’t make the long range any more accurate - just has prettier colours. | 18seconds

NOAA’s premier forecast model goes 4-D