NOAA now puts an 83% chance on the strongest El Niño since 1950. Maps show what past strong El Niños did to winter weather in your state.

Sunspot 3912 erupted with an X2-class solar flare.NOAA's GOES-R satellite captures footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NOAA | edited by Steve Spaleta

Michigan could close out the week with a strong northern lights showing both Thursday and Friday nights, if solar forecasts prove right. NOAA is predicting a G1 or G2 geomagnetic storm that could produce a Kp index of up to 5 Thursday night,

New cooperative agreements will enable U.S. IOOS regional associations to operate regional coastal observing systems throughout U.S. waters.

Winter is on the horizon, and NOAA’s latest temperature map shows where the chill could hit hardest as the season gets started.

A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year,

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 (GOES-16) is the first of NOAA's next generation of geostationary weather satellites. Among the many missions of this satellite, it will collect ocean and climate data. Satellites are amazing tools ...

Electronic reporting is a faster, more accurate way to collect certain types of data directly from the commercial fishing fleets and transmit it back to NOAA Fisheries and state marine resource agencies. National Traditionally, fisheries-dependent data ...

Conservation groups argue NOAA rushed to advance a mining company's bid to explore the ocean floor without letting the public see the materials behind the decision.

The latest seasonal outlook for the fall and winter shows Wisconsin could see above-average temperatures and a normal amount of precipitation.