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NOAA weather modeling hits key milestone with Rapid Refresh Forecast System debut
NOAA weather modeling hits key milestone with Rapid Refresh Forecast System debut RRFS delivers earlier, more accurate forecasts to support protection of life, property November 5, 2026 A shelf cloud and thunderstorm cross the Hudson River from Jersey City, New Jersey, into lower Manhattan, seen from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on August 07, 2026, in New York City. (Image credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) NOAA marked an important milestone in numerical weather modeling on November 3 with the implementation of a next-generation rapid-update forecast system by