Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Program Support Division (PSD)

The Western Region Program Support Division (PSD) provides an avenue for field offices to carry out the NWS Strategic Plan objectives. PSD supports the efforts of field offices and other divisions to provide environmental decision support by:

Providing information, structure, prioritization, and guidance to enable WR offices to meet stakeholder requirements

Removing barriers and impediments to progress

Fostering new services and innovation to move the agency forward

Taking a leadership role in workgroups to ensure field offices are provided with the highest level of support and responsiveness

Evaluating field performance in meeting the NWS Strategic Plan objectives

Ensuring field needs are met through appropriate training and tools

Anticipating future direction and preparing the field for upcoming changes

Program Areas

Aviation

Climate

Digital Services

Dissemination

Fire Weather

Future Products and Services

Hydrology

Marine

Public

Space Weather

Tsunami

Verification

Warning Coordination

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