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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

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 advertising for a tenure-earning Assistant Professor position in coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling. (See the announcement here.) They are also looking for a PostDoc position. See the Position Advertisement for details.

Upcoming Events

11/25	Seminar: Charlene Forgue, M.S. Candidate - 2:00pm Rm 353 Love Bldg: "Characteristics of Winter Cold Air Outbreaks and Surface Flux Variability in the Gulf of Mexico"
11/25	Seminar: Dr. Shu-Hua Chen, University of California, Davis - 3:30pm Rm 101 Love Bldg: "An OSSE Study for Potential Use in Field Projects"
11/26	Seminar: Michael Lowry, M.S. Candidate - 10:10am Rm 353 Love Bldg: "Developing a Unified Superset in Quantifying Ambiguities among Tropical Cyclone Best Track Data for the Western North Pacific"
11/27	Thanksgiving Holiday - No Classes
12/2	Seminar: Brent Roberts, M.S. Candidate - 2:30pm Rm 353 Love Bldg

Tropical Weather

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

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).

TALLAHASSEE, FL WEATHER 3:53 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008
TEMP / DEWPOINT	32.0° F (00.0° C) / 30.0° F (-01.1° C)
HUMIDITY	92%
PRESSURE	1022.7 mb (30.20 in)
WINDS	Calm
WEATHER	Clear skies.
SUNRISE / SUNSET	7:08 am EST / 5:38 pm EST
MOON PHASE	Age: 22.7 days Third Quarter

Current conditions provided by the National Weather Service.

TALLAHASSEE, FL FORECAST 339 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008
TODAY	Sunny. Highs 64 to 69. West winds up to 5 mph.
TONIGHT	Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 42. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY	Sunny. Highs 57 to 62. North winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts.
FRIDAY NIGHT	Colder... clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows 25 to 30. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
SATURDAY	Sunny. Highs 60 to 65. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Forecasts provided by the National Weather Service.

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.