Hacker News with Generative AI: Meteorology

An honest look at how weather balloon launch cuts should impact forecasting (theeyewall.com)
As we navigate the world right now, we have an obligation to keep our readers informed on the news of the day as it relates to weather forecasting. After all, if you are using this site and others for weather forecast information, you have an interest. But there’s a lot of news out there, and a lot of opinions masquerading as news. No matter your political leanings, the “zone” as it were is flooded and trying to piece together facts vs.

Weather Forecasting, Meteorology, Politics, Public Policy

7 points by lantry 8 days ago | 0 comments

'We Just Want to Get Back to Work': NOAA Hurricane Hunter Speaks After Layoffs (gizmodo.com)
After mass layoffs at NOAA, meteorologist Andrew Hazelton finds himself in a bureaucratic no man’s land—fired, then reinstated, but still unable to work.

Government, Layoffs, Meteorology, Bureaucracy

10 points by rntn 12 days ago | 0 comments

NOAA's public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV (theconversation.com)
When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where it’s headed. But have you ever wondered where they get all that information?

Weather, Meteorology, Data, Technology, Public Data

188 points by rntn 51 days ago | 113 comments

NWS Public Weather API (weather.gov)
A Pacific storm will bring strong winds, heavy rain, and mountain snow from the Sierras to Rockies on Friday. The storm will then track east through the Midwest producing heavy snow from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes on Saturday. An icy wintry mix is expected across the northern Mid-Atlantic states Saturday night. Heavy snow will likely impact the Northeast Saturday night into Sunday.

Weather, Forecasts, Meteorology, United States

15 points by mrguyorama 55 days ago | 4 comments

2025 Daily Surface Air Temperature Looking Bad (climatereanalyzer.org)
This page shows daily temperature estimates from ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5). The latest data values update with a 6-day lag from the current date. See details below.

Climate Change, Meteorology, Data Visualization

35 points by barrettondricka 72 days ago | 20 comments

How to decode METAR and TAF reports (met.nps.edu)
A METAR is a codified observation message indicating an airfield weather conditions observed at a given time.

Weather, Aviation, Meteorology

14 points by walrus01 88 days ago | 1 comments

Systematic Error in Global Temperatures Due to Weather Station Ageing [pdf] (scienceofclimatechange.org)

Climate Change, Science, Data Analysis, Meteorology

6 points by bilsbie 174 days ago | 0 comments

The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change (newscientist.com)

Climate Change, Meteorology, Science

10 points by croes 208 days ago | 1 comments

How does today's extreme heat compare with Earth's past climate? (theguardian.com)

Climate Change, Earth Science, Meteorology

4 points by ljf 232 days ago | 0 comments

A rare Stratospheric Warming event has begun over the South Pole (severe-weather.eu)