A Report on Priorities for Weather Research

In December 2020 Congress charged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) to publish a report that provides the information necessary to prioritize federal investments in weather research and forecasting over the next decade. In response, the NOAA SAB launched the Priorities for Weather Research (PWR) study, which, through a broad consultative process, engaged over 150 subject matter experts from across the Weather Enterprise to develop this report. The report recommends accelerated and increased investments in priority areas that build upon, and are balanced across, the entire weather information value chain. When taken as a whole, the investments will be transformational, enabling NOAA and the Nation’s weather services to meet accelerating weather, water and climate challenges, better protect life and property, and promote greater economic prosperity and environmental justice for all.