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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

1/19	Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No classes.
1/20	Seminar: Dr. Xiangdong Zhang, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks - 3:30pm Rm 101 Love Bldg: "Recently Enhanced Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Ocean Interactions and Rapid Changes in Arctic Climate System"
1/22	Seminar: Bruce Veenhuis, M.S. Candidate - 3:30pm Rm 353 Love Bldg
1/29	Seminar: Dr. Gary Wick, NOAA Satellite Applications Group - 3:30pm Rm 101 Love Bldg
2/3	Faculty Meeting -

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 8:53 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009
TEMP / DEWPOINT	46.0° F (07.8° C) / 39.0° F (03.9° C)
HUMIDITY	76%
PRESSURE	1023.0 mb (30.21 in)
WINDS	Calm
WEATHER	Clear skies.
SUNRISE / SUNSET	7:35 am EST / 5:55 pm EST
MOON PHASE	Age: 13.6 days Waxing Gibbous

Current conditions provided by the National Weather Service.

TALLAHASSEE, FL FORECAST 339 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009
TONIGHT	Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 42 inland and 45 to 50 at the coast. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
SATURDAY	Partly sunny in the morning... then increasing clouds in the afternoon. A slight chance of a shower late in the afternoon. Highs 71 to 74 inland and 68 to 71 along the coast. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20%.
SATURDAY NIGHT	Mostly cloudy with showers likely and isolated thunderstorms... mainly after midnight. Lows 50 to 55 inland and 55 to 60 near the coast. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest late. Chance of rain 70%.
SUNDAY	Mostly cloudy. A 20% chance of showers early. Highs 62 to 66. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT	Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 42. North 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.