The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced it is upgrading its Global Forecast System (GFS) weather model to boost weather forecasting capabilities across the U.S. According to NOAA, these advancements will improve hurricane genesis forecasting, modeling for snowfall location, heavy rainfall forecasts, and overall model performance. “This substantial upgrade to the GFS, along with ongoing upgrades to our supercomputing capacity, demonstrates our commitment to advancing weather forecasting to fulfill our mission of protecting life and property,” said Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., director, NOAA’s National Weather Service. “Today’s upgrade also establishes a strong foundation for further planned enhancements that will allow for the assimilation of even more data into the model,” he added. Read more at NOAA.