NOAA selects Tomorrow.io to help advance U.S. weather forecasting

NOAA selects Tomorrow.io to help advance U.S. weather forecasting September 17, 2026 NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory mobile radar tracks a thunderstorm in Nebraska. (Undated image.) (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image NOAA has selected Tomorrow.io to provide contracting support for the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC), the backbone of NOAA’s operational weather forecast modeling suite. This contract advances NOAA’s historic effort to accelerate the development of NOAA’s next-generation Earth modeling system, the Unified Forecast System (UFS), through open science. “With EPIC, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to cement U.S. leadership in weather prediction by leveraging the full power of the public, private, and academic sectors,” said NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs, Ph.D. “We will accelerate the transition of scientific research into operations through a unified approach to model development in a cloud-based environment, which will advance our mission of protecting life and property.” Established in 2019, the EPIC program provides community modeling infrastructure and engagement opportunities to foster collaboration with the larger weather research enterpr