A strong cold front and low pressure system will press from the Central U.S. through the East over the next couple of days. The impressive cold front will allow a cold air mass to settle in east of the Rockies and numerous record low temperatures are likely the next few days, especially Wednesday morning. A streak of snow is also expected from the central Plains to northern New England. Read More >
The ISCS has two parts. The two systems are for meteorological data delivery. They use the same satellites and communication protocols. The first service is the World Area Forecast System (WAFS) in support of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) program for aviation data distribution. The second service is a Global Telecommunication System (GTS) satellite data exchange system for WMO Region IV (North America) data exchange.
The ISCS Program Manager provides additional details and a modernization project that will use new telecommunication technology.