Part of the National Weather Service, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction include the following centers:

• The Aviation Weather Center for monitoring weather conditions that could prove hazardous to airplane and space flights.

• The Climate Prediction Center is focused on how climate affects the country, as well as on short-term climate changes.

• The Environmental Monitoring Center is a research center studying ways to improve weather-related sciences, including climatology, hydrology, and ocean weather prediction.

• The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center provides rain forecasts for the upcoming week.

• The Ocean Prediction Center is responsible for issuing ocean weather warnings in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans north of the 30th degree parallel.

• The Space Weather Prediction Center warns of weather conditions on Earth and in space that could put space missions at risk.

• The Storm Prediction Center keeps a watchful eye on tornadoes, hurricanes, and other hazardous weather within the lower 48 U.S. states.

• The Tropical Prediction Center monitors tropical weather systems within the United States, as well as surrounding regions.