National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

10/02/2026

+ Looking for simple but delicious seafood recipes to bring more fish to your dish? Check this page out:

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/seafood-simple-quick-and-healthy-recipes-families-go

It’s October—the best month of the year! That’s right, October is our favorite because it’s Seafood Month, and we have lots to celebrate. Buying U.S. seafood is a healthy, sustainable, and delicious way to support our fishermen and ocean farmers. https://bit.ly/4emI8td

The United States is a global leader in sustainability for both wild-caught and farmed seafood, because our fishermen and ocean farmers operate under some of the most robust and transparent environmental standards in the world. If you buy U.S. seafood, you can be confident it’s a smart, sustainable choice.

We’ll be sharing new seafood stories, tips, and recipes throughout October. So be sure to add more American seafood to your plates this month—and every month!

09/30/2026

More rain and flooding through the end of the week. If you're driving and come across flood waters, please remember: "Turn Around, Don't Drown"

Here is the latest precipitation forecast through the end of the week, with heavy rainfall likely to lead to numerous instances of flash flooding across the Southern Plains, as well as from the Central High Plains to the Midwest. ⛈️ ☔️

09/30/2026

With many people across the country dealing with heavy rains and floods, please share:

Stay out of floodwaters! Floodwaters can contain dangerous chemicals and objects that could harm you or make you sick. noaa.gov/resource-collections/watersheds-flooding-pollution

09/25/2026

📸Pics or it didn't happen! is wrapping up with some of our favorite photos from more than 200 years of public service. See them at our hashtag!

Watch our live-streamed presentations and find more fascinating historical content at https://noaa.gov/nhw2026!

09/24/2026

We’re halfway through . Today we're highlighting the accomplishments of Mariah Mitchell, the first woman hired by a government agency in a scientific role. She performed astronomical calculations for our predecessor agency, the Coast Survey. Learn more about the history of the Ocean Service in our most recent podcast: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/sep26/nop86-nos-origins.html

Follow our hashtag all week & share your favorite posts!

09/24/2026

It's still and today is all about our tools of the trade! 👇 our hashtag to see some interesting, unusual, & downright weird tools of NOAA’s past!

Watch our live presentations and find more fascinating historical content at https://noaa.gov/nhw2026!

09/23/2026

Tornado forecasting had to start somewhere.
In the 1880s, U.S. Army Signal Corps meteorologist John Park Finley studied tornado patterns, built a network of observers and pioneered experimental tornado forecasts.

Meet America’s first tornado forecaster:
https://www.noaa.gov/heritage/stories/john-park-finley-americas-first-tornado-forecaster

09/23/2026

is halfway through and today we're honoring the people who 🏗️built, ⏩advanced, and 🤯revolutionized NOAA's work. Click on our hashtag to meet them!

Watch our live presentations and find more fascinating historical content at https://noaa.gov/nhw2026!

09/22/2026

🌞 Happy fall equinox! Did you know that even though some people believe day and night are equal on the equinox, the truth is that sunlight bending through Earth's atmosphere actually makes daylight a bit longer? The true day of equal light and dark—called the equilux—actually happens a few days after the fall equinox.

☀️ For more information of the fall equinox and the difference between meteorological and astronomical seasons, visit: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/meteorological-versus-astronomical-seasons

09/22/2026

🍁Happy Fall to All ... in the Northern Hemisphere!

(It arrives at 8:05 pm EDT tonight, September 22)

Fall arrives today at 8:05 pm ET! 🍂

Today’s Fall Equinox marks the start of astronomical fall in the Northern Hemisphere and is the moment when the Sun is directly over Earth’s equator. From now through the Winter Solstice on December 21, the Northern Hemisphere will receive increasingly less direct sunlight as Earth continues along its tilted orbit around the Sun.