NOAA's supercomputers can make hourly weather forecasts
 

NOAA's US Global Forecast System has gone 4D, thanks to the power of its new supercomputers. The agency has added "time" as a fourth dimension to its weather and climate model, allowing GFS to make hourly forecasts for up to five days out. Before the...

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