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A Series of Storms Will Impact the Central and Eastern U.S. into Early Next Week; Pacific Storms Continue to Impact the West

A series of winter storms will impact the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. into next week with locally heavy rain, and a combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Pacific storms will continue to bring strong winds, heavy rain with a risk for flooding to northern and central California, and heavy mountain snow in the Sierras, southern Cascades, and northern Rockies through Friday. Read More >

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WIGOS IDs
 

WIGOS Station Identifier (WSI) is used to register an observing station or platform in the OSCAR/Surface database.

Washington RWC (Regional WIGOS Center)

RWCs play a critical role in advancing the implementation of WIGOS within their Region or subregion, providing regional coordination and technical support to Members.

OSCAR/Surface

OSCAR is WMO's global repository of surface and space observing system capabilities. OSCAR is a web-based tool in which metadata is registered, managed and archived. It records observing system requirements and allows critical reviews of how well actual capabilities address requirements.

WDQMS

Welcome to the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS) webtool.

IWXXM Format

IWXXM (ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model) is a format for reporting weather information in XML/GML. IWXXM includes XML/GML-based representations for products standardized in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex III and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) No.306 Manual.