• NBM v. 4.0 Screenshot

    NBM V4.0 Now "Live"

    Scientists from MDL’s Statistical Modeling Division (SMD), in concert with NCEP Central Operations staff, have successfully implemented the newest version of the National Blend of Models (NBM) into regular production. NBM v4.0 represents a significant leap forward in Blend capability, most notably in that it includes a significant expansion of the amount and types of probabilistic information available to its users. In this article, we examine some of the new products and features of NBM v4.0.

  • Students (Virtually) Join MDL

    This spring/summer, MDL welcomed a new group of student employees into the fold to help us with a variety of projects and to help provide them with “real-world” work experiences outside of academia.  This year, however, those experiences came under some rather unusual and unforeseen circumstances, due to the onset of COVID-19 and the Lab's transition to a completely remote work environment. Despite all this, the students and their mentors alike seem to have adapted quite well. We introduce the 2020 students and their associated internship programs, and take a look at their activities and experiences with MDL.

  • Blend Team Receives Award at National Weather Association Annual Meeting

    The National Weather Association’s (NWA) Annual Meeting was held remotely this year, in lieu of the originally-planned gathering in Tulsa, OK, with a number of MDL staff members in “virtual attendance.” In what certainly was a Lab highlight during the week’s proceedings, the MDL National Blend of Models (NBM) team received the NWA Operational Achievement Group Award.

  • MDL staff members gather for a group photo at a popular spot in the lobby of the Convention Center: From left, Huiqing Liu, Judy Ghirardelli, Phil Shafer, Justin Wilkerson (behind Phil), Dave Rudack, Dana Strom, Jason Burks, Steve Smith, Greg Stumpf, Dave Ruth, Ken Sperow, Jess Charba, and Andy Kochenash.

    MDL Figures Prominently at AMS Centennial

    Staff members from the NWS’s Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL) were on hand this January at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Boston, MA, participating in many of the activities connected with the Annual Meeting’s special sessions.

  • Animation of Central Region Snow loop on Jan 18, 2020 by NBM

    National Blend of Models in Central Region

    June 4, 2019 was a very big day for NBM.  NWS CR turned off regional blends like SuperBlend and WModel, and started using NBM v3.1 to initialize (twice a day) all the forecast grids beyond the short term (roughly Days 3-7). 

  • TIM workshop in Norman, OK, in August 2019

    Threats-In-Motion Workshop

    Threats-In-Motion Workshop was held at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK to bring participants up to date on the latest findings from research-to-operations (R2O) efforts in support of FACETs transition framework for convective hazards.

  • Photo of The IRIS team at WFO Grand Rapids

    WFO Grand Rapids Hosts Annual IRIS Team Meeting

    The IRIS team was featured in NWS Insider news for their meeting in the week of October 7 at WFO Grand Rapids for three days of face-to-face discussions concerning the upcoming year's development.

  • Photo of Dr. Steve Smith and Judy Ghirardelli - Isaac Cline 2019 Award

    Judy Ghirardelli awarded Isaac Cline Award

    Congratulations to Judy Ghirardelli for Isaac Cline 2019 Award for her leadership in developing Skillful and Reliable Statistical Forecast Guidance for Aviation in Alaska.

  • Photo of Dr. Steve Smith

    Stephan (Steve) Smith Named Director of MDL

    On May 12, 2019, Stephan (Steve) Smith, Ph.D, was named Director of the NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration’s (OSTI), Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL).

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