This week marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the U.S. Today on The Weather Channel, NOAA’s National Weather Service Director Ken Graham discussed his experience leading the New Orleans weather forecast office during the storm's aftermath, and the significant advancements to NOAA’s forecasting products and services made since. | U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)

🍂 Fall preview! A strong cold front will bring an unseasonably cool air mass to much of the Lower 48 through the weekend & into next week. Forecast high temperatures are expected to be roughly 10 to 30 degrees below average for this time of year. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Michael Brennan provides a LIVE update on Hurricane #Erin. The Atlantic hurricane season continues until November 30. Follow us on social media to get the latest updates! Stay tuned for posts during tropical events and LIVE updates on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Facebook & YouTube - @ NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center Instagram - @ nwsnhc_hurricanes X - @ NWSNHC For more detailed forecasts and text updates, visit Hurricanes.gov. *********************

Several wildfires continue to burn across the western U.S. this week, as NOAA's GOES West (GOES-18) satellite monitored their progress yesterday afternoon. In this imagery, the smoke and heat signatures from the #EmigrantFire can be seen in Oregon's Cascade Range. | NOAA Satellite and Information Service