NOAA improves aviation forecasts

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Starting in late March, a new NOAA weather forecast system will provide improved prediction of two aviation hazards that pose threats to flight safety and create anxiety among passengers: airplane icing and turbulence.

The HRRR provides an updated forecast every hour on a 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) surface grid with 50 vertical slices through the atmosphere. What makes the HRRR unique is that it ingests three-dimensional radar data every 15 minutes. This allows meteorologists to "see" ongoing precipitation and predict the formation of individual thunderstorms – common causes of flight-level icing and turbulence – with superior accuracy.

https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-improves-aviation-forecasts-to-bolster-us-air-travel-efficiency-safety