NWA Membership Information

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Help Support and Promote Excellence in Operational Meteorology and Related Activities

Information for Prospective NWA Members...

The National Weather Association is an all inclusive, member-led, nonprofit professional association, incorporated in Washington, DC, in 1975 mainly to serve individuals interested in operational meteorology and related activities. It has grown to over 3000 members, 50 corporate members and over 200 subscribers including many colleges, universities and weather service agencies. International members and subscribers number over 50.

The NWA supports and promotes excellence in operational meteorology and related activities. It has an annual awards program, scholarships, and offers the NWA Seal of Approval to be earned by Radio/TV Weathercasters to promote standards and quality broadcasting. The NWA also provides Grants to teachers to help improve the education of meteorology for children in grades K-12.

The NWA provides opportunities for operational meteorologists, hydrologists, broadcasters, individuals in related operational activities, researchers, students and weather enthusiasts to share studies, techniques, news and more through the monthly Newsletter, the National Weather Digest, the Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology, the NWA Web site, and in presentations and workshops at the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is held in mid-October; other meetings of interest are held throughout the year. See the events and professional development opportunities page for more information.

On-line Application to Join the NWA as Individual or Corporate Member...

The NWA offers an on-line application to join the association as an individual or corporate member. The on-line applications allow you to easily and securely process your payment through PayPal. Note that you do not need a PayPal account to use the on-line application.

Print Application to Join the NWA as Individual or Corporate Member...

You can also join the NWA by printing out one of the following forms and mailing it to the NWA. Each form has a complete list of instructions for joining the NWA as well as the NWA address.

Renew Your Membership On-line...

The NWA also offers an easy and secure way for current members to renew your membership through PayPal. You may choose to send your renewal back by mail, or you can use one of the following links to renew your membership on-line:

For more information, contact the NWA at Tel/FAX: (919) 845-1546 or e-mail: exdir@nwas.org.