An Overview of Recent Work in Weather Forecasting and Suggestions for Future Work

Of all the scientific interests in the American Meteorological Society, none has more visibility to the public, or a more pronounced effect on man's day-to-day activities, than weather forecasting. In this paper, recent research on this important topic is briefly outlined and a number of suggested avenues of future work are discussed. At the end of the paper, specific recommendations regarding the manner in which weather information is disseminated are given.