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Version 5.4.0 of the netCDF Operators (NCO) has been released. Some notable features include:

• All operators allow setting the netCDF4 metadata block size. 
• Many operators now optionally preserve orphaned dimensions. 
• ncclimo can now climatologize simulation ensembles. 
• ncremap tolerates absent hybrid p0/P0 variables. 

Users interested in these features should upgrade to 5.4.0.

This MetPy Monday tutorial compares streamlines, quiver plots, and wind barbs for visualizing wind and flow fields in Python.

This MetPy Monday episode completes the two-part temperature gradient tutorial by showing how to map the gradient field calculated in Part 1.

The Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) 7.1 is now available. Highlights include support for Amazon S3 data browsing, Gemini integration, and new grid diagnostics.

This MetPy Monday episode begins a two-part tutorial on calculating temperature gradients from gridded model data in Python.

The next UDUNITS Community Call is scheduled for Monday, 14 September 2026.

This MetPy Monday tutorial shows how to retrieve GOES satellite archive data and plot it in Python using MetPy's declarative plotting interface.

In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of July 2026.

What questions do you have about AI in education? 2026 NSF Unidata Summer Intern Tara Staresinic has published the first post in her AI in Education series, sharing a student's perspective on AI, sustainability, ethics, and practical ideas for the classroom.

This MetPy Monday tutorial shows how to work with NEXRAD Level II radar data in Python and turn raw radar volume data into a useful reflectivity map.