budbl - NOAA weather modeling hits key milestone with Rapid Refresh Forecast System debut https://budbl.com/Tech/noaa-weather-modeling-hits-key-milestone-with-rapid-refresh-forecast-system-debut/ NOAA says its National Weather Service has started running the Rapid Refresh Forecast System, a next-generation model that provides detailed, hourly-updating short-term forecasts over North America. The new system is intended to replace a patchwork of older regional models and offer longer forecast lead times than those earlier tools. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:49:09 UTC en