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

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