Journal profile · Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Weather and Forecasting
ISSN 0882-8156 · eISSN 1520-0434 · American Meteorological Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Weather and Forecasting: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.77; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 172 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Weather and Forecasting is published by American Meteorological Society and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 66.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Weather and Forecasting (WAF) (ISSN: 0882-8156; eISSN: 1520-0434) publishes research that is relevant to operational forecasting. This includes papers on significant weather events, forecasting techniques, forecast verification, model parameterizations, data assimilation, model ensembles, statistical postprocessing techniques, the transfer of research results to the forecasting community, and the societal use and value of forecasts. The scope of WAF includes research relevant to forecast lead times ranging from short-term “nowcasts” through seasonal time scales out to approximately two years. 2025 Impact Factor: 2.81
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Editor-in-chief Karen A. KosibaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Israel 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences29.8%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science23.8%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13.3%
- Precipitation Measurement and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.81Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,325OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 160LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 172 | 56 | 187 |
| 2024 | 124 | 25 | 343 |
| 2023 | 158 | 84 | 1,045 |
| 2022 | 147 | 74 | 2,187 |
| 2021 | 127 | 65 | 1,746 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Authors must review the Author Disclosure and Obligations and the Copyright Information before submission. Model summary
Review the Author Disclosure and Obligations and the Copyright Information before submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
The journal has ethical obligations for editors and reviewers. Model summary
Ethical Obligations of Editors & Reviewers
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
The journal has open access reuse license information. Model summary
Open Access Reuse License Information for AMS Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Process Overview Reviewer Guidelines Ethical Obligations of Editors & Reviewers To contact an Editor or Chief Editor, see About Our Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
The journal has a policy on submission of material previously submitted to discussion-type journals. Model summary
Submission of Material Previously Submitted to Discussion-Type Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0882-8156
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-0434
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Weather and Forecasting
What CAS zone is Weather and Forecasting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Weather and Forecasting is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Weather and Forecasting?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Weather and Forecasting?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Weather and Forecasting based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Weather and Forecasting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Weather and Forecasting is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Weather and Forecasting open access, and what is the APC?
Weather and Forecasting is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .