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Welcome to the Florida State University Meteorology Department

Info for Applicants

FSU offers the most extensive undergraduate and graduate level meteorology programs in the southeastern United States. Look in our Academic Programs section for more information.

Hiring Announcements

Faculty

FSU is recruiting for a new faculty member in Tropical Meteorology. See the Position Advertisement for additional information.

As part of FSU's initiative to hire 200 new faculty, Meteorology and other departments will be hiring six new tenure-track faculty members in the area of Extreme Events and Climate. See this Position Advertisement for details.

COAPS

The Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) is recruiting for a Meteorologist (see the position description).

Upcoming Events

7/29	Seminar: Charlene Forgue, M.S. Candidate - 3:30pm Room 353 Love Building
7/31	Seminar: Amanda Chambers, M.S. Candidate - 3:30pm, Rm 353 Love Bldg: "The Madden-Julian Oscillation: A Review"
8/8	Summer Session - A & C terms end
8/13	Seminar: Mary Beth Engelman, M.S. Candidate - 3:30pm room 353 Love Building: "A Validation of the FSU/COAPS Climate Model"
8/14	Seminar: Kelly McBeth, M.S. Candidate - 3:30pm, Room 353 Love Building: "Uncertainty in Scatterometer-Derived Vorticity"

Tropical Weather

See what's happening in the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Meteorological Data

The department gathers data from several external sources for research and educational use. See what's available in our current Weather Data collection.

TALLAHASSEE, FL WEATHER 8:53 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008
TEMP / DEWPOINT	79.0° F (26.1° C) / 73.9° F (23.3° C)
HUMIDITY	85%
PRESSURE	1014.8 mb (29.97 in)
WINDS	From the South at 3.5 mph
WEATHER	Scattered clouds.
SUNRISE / SUNSET	6:53 am EDT / 8:34 pm EDT
MOON PHASE	Age: 23.5 days Waning Gibbous

Current conditions provided by the National Weather Service.

TALLAHASSEE, FL FORECAST 917 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 /817 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008/
REST OF TONIGHT	Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation decreasing by midnight. Areas of fog developing. Lows 71 to 76... warmest at the coast. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY	Mostly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 86 to 91. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT	Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
MONDAY	Mostly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 88 to 93. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT	Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 71 to 76. South winds around 5 mph.
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Forecasts provided by the National Weather Service.

Meteorology Affiliations

Members of the Department of Meteorology benefit from advanced scientific equipment and a cooperative research environment with the Departments of Mathematics, Oceanography, the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, and Computational Science & Information Technology (CSIT).