<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Upcoming US Model Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hello, I recently came across some information that is a bit old, but is new to me. NOAA is making significant changes to its catalogue of weather models, under the Unified Forecast System (UFS), it will be consolidating its forecast suite from 21 to 8 systems.</p>
<p dir="auto">In short, some models will be retired in favour of a new system(s). Most notably, sometime this year, NAM will be retired in favour of the Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS). HRRR and RAP will follow suit with RRFS v2, but there is no date on that yet. Others will be affected, but those are the big ones I thought I'd mention, especially since Windy currently uses most of those existing models.</p>
<p dir="auto">My recommendation is to start looking into using the new RRFS model as soon as possible to avoid any ill effects from the changeover. (RRFS is not fully operational yet but is expected to be soon) Another good system to look into now is the National Blend of Models (NBM) which is already operational.</p>
<p dir="auto">I have this and much more information available in my GitHub repo containing most publicly available weather models: <a href="https://github.com/KnownStormChaser/master-weather-model-list" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/KnownStormChaser/master-weather-model-list</a></p>
<p dir="auto">It is still an active work in progress, but I am constantly updating and adding new information.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/topic/44247/upcoming-us-model-changes</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:40:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.windy.com/topic/44247.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:31:28 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Upcoming US Model Changes on Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:05:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/rexscientiarum" aria-label="Profile: RexScientiarum">@<bdi>RexScientiarum</bdi></a> Actually it was later pushed to the 14th, and now pushed again to November 3rd.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-048_Updated_RRFS_and_REFS_Implementation_aae.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-048_Updated_RRFS_and_REFS_Implementation_aae.pdf</a><br />
<a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-47_Updated_Retirement_of_NAM_SREF_HREF_HiresW_NAM_MOS_aac.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-47_Updated_Retirement_of_NAM_SREF_HREF_HiresW_NAM_MOS_aac.pdf</a><br />
<a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-89_RRFS_Downstream.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-89_RRFS_Downstream.pdf</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/233639</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/233639</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheRadarGuy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:05:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Upcoming US Model Changes on Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:44:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/theradarguy" aria-label="Profile: TheRadarGuy">@<bdi>TheRadarGuy</bdi></a> Is Oct 6th still the target?</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/233595</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/233595</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[RexScientiarum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Upcoming US Model Changes on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:34:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">After being delayed several times the RRFS is finally on NOMADS in the parallel feed as of August 12, 2026 with the 12 UTC run. At the same time, the RRFS prototype AWS bucket I shared earlier is no longer being updated. Hopefully will be on track for the full October 6, 2026 release and transition from NAM and HiresW.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/rrfs/para/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/rrfs/para/</a><br />
<a href="https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/refs/para/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/refs/para/</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/231136</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/231136</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheRadarGuy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:34:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Upcoming US Model Changes on Sun, 17 May 2026 16:06:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">It has been recently announced that the RRFS and REFS will become operational on August 31st, 2026, baring it is not a significant weather day.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-48_RRFS_and_REFS_Implementation.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/scn26-48_RRFS_and_REFS_Implementation.pdf</a></p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-rrfs/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-rrfs/</a></p>
<p dir="auto">On or about June 9, 2026, NOAA expects a real-time RRFS and REFS feed to become available on NOMADS in parallel paths.</p>
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