The International Space Station has been outfitted with weather instruments with the goal of improving hurricane forecasts. Two instruments are smaller and less costly than their more power-hungry ...

The SSMIS instruments are part of three weather satellites in low-Earth orbit and are maintained by NOAA in cooperation with the United States Department of Defense.

State-of-the-art weather instruments developed by University of New Hampshire researchers have been launched into outer space.The equipment was launched into space aboard a rocket carrying a NASA ...

You probably use weather forecasts all of the time. The military, aviation community, farmers, businesses, and emergency managers certainly do. Most people do not think about the "nuts and bolts ...

These instruments record information like wind and air pressure and temperature as they take off and land and relay the readings to national weather stations. Despite the improvements, forecasts ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to do more than improve forecasts with its next generation of geostationary weather satellites. The constellation scheduled to begin ...

Meteorologist Hayley LaPoint gives a lesson intended for fourth-, fifth-, six-, seventh- and eighth-graders about weather forecasting, weather instruments. and interpreting satellite and radar data.

Netatmo’s products significantly lower the barrier to entry. The Netatmo Weather Station starter kit, add-on indoor modules, and rain gauge are available now. The wind gauge will be available soon.

In unpredictable Texas weather, Strait said it’s best to avoid leaving your instruments in a hot or cold car, as drastic temperature changes can be damaging.

Most of us know about thermometers, rain gauges and radar, but there are various other (and helpful!) instruments that are used to observe the weather. So how about it? Want to see how well you ...