HydroForecast Newsletter: June 2025

The HydroForecast Team
Jun 4, 2025
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June is a busy month in water management—and we’re here to help. This month, we’re supporting customers through snowmelt and freshet season, gearing up for some big upgrades to our Seasonal model, and sharing stories from the field on how HydroForecast is helping teams navigate high-stakes weather events. Catch up on the latest product news, upcoming webinars, and conference highlights.

What’s new

Upcoming webinar: Opportunities and challenges of managing atmospheric rivers

Join us on July 16, 10 am (PST)/ 1pm (EST), for an engaging webinar exploring how HydroForecast is helping customers like Sonoma Water navigate the challenges of atmospheric rivers. These powerful “rivers in the sky” deliver both essential water supply and significant flood risks across the globe, and HydroForecast can help water managers act with confidence during these high-flow events.

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Sneak peek: Seasonal-3 coming soon

The newest iteration of our seasonal model, HydroForecast Seasonal-3, is our most advanced forecast yet. With more accurate projections, daily updates, and flexible horizons from 3 to 12 months, Seasonal-3 supports more proactive planning across your entire season so you can reduce risk and make better decisions. Reach out to the team to learn more about Seasonal-3.

Weather trends: Freshet season

Freshet — the annual snowmelt surge — is here, and our tools are helping operators plan with confidence.

  • Short-term gives early warning of fast-rising streamflows and supports safe reservoir operations.
  • Seasonal helps teams prepare for months-ahead conditions and optimize storage — especially in years where historical averages don’t hold.

Check out our recent webinar on preparing for snowmelt season with HydroForecast

Did you miss our recent webinar on snowmelt? Catch the replay to learn how HydroForecast supports water managers during this complex, high-risk period — now with smarter alerts for rising flows and precipitation. Watch the recording to learn more!

Product update: Early access to water level forecasts

We’re excited to introduce a new forecast variable—riverine water level. Water level forecasts can be added on to forecasts at any site where we have access to historical level observations or a rating curve at a gauge. Water level forecasting is available for early access to select customers who are providing feedback to shape its future. Whether you’re in hydropower, flood response, infrastructure, or navigation, if water level forecasting is relevant to your team, we’d love to connect.

Featured resources

Recent webinar: Smarter water management for mining

In mining, water is both a vital resource and a costly risk. From mounting regulatory pressure and the impacts of severe weather, the need for smarter, more predictive water management has never been greater. Watch our recent webinar for a deep dive into how AI tools like HydroForecast are transforming surface water forecasting for mining, from managing water risks to optimizing resources.

In the news: Modernizing Hydropower to Maximize Its Potential, POWER Magazine

In a recent article for POWER magazine, Jason Smith, VP of Growth & Commercialization, discusses why hydropower must be prioritized in our path to a more resilient, sustainable grid. Hydropower is often overlooked and it’s time that changes. We must modernize aging infrastructure, remove regulatory bottlenecks, and leverage public-private collaboration to fully unlock hydropower’s potential.

Your guide to getting started with HydroForecast

Ever wanted to learn more about how we work with customers? Along with accessing cutting-edge streamflow forecasts, HydroForecast users get a dedicated team of hydrologists, machine learning experts, and scientists committed to supporting their success. Learn more about what you can expect when you partner with HydroForecast.

Recent sightings

📍United States Society on Dams (USSD) Conference

Our team enjoyed a week full of dam safety presentations and networking in Kansas City at the annual USSD conference. Dam safety is a key use case for HydroForecast and we were busy connecting with old and new dam owners who are interested in using cutting-edge machine learning modeling to increase the safety of their dams.

📍NASA Western Water Action Office Annual Meeting

Laura Read, Head of Product Strategy, recently spoke at the NASA Western Water Action Office's annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The panel discussion covered how AI can help improve our understanding of changing hydrologic science and decision tools. Our HydroForecast model is powered by NASA Earth Observations and we are excited to be a part of the community that applies these important data sources. Read more in Laura’s LinkedIn post.

📍Association of State Floodplain Manaers (ASFPM) Conference

We recently attended the national ASFPM conference to network with floodplain professionals and learn about the latest innovations in the field. It was great to connect with old and new engineers, planners, and policy-makers to discuss how HydroForecast can be applied to reduce the negative impacts of flooding.


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