Observations from soundings are important inputs for assessing turbulence that may impact air travel, marine weather, fire ...

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the ...

Weather balloons provide information that meteorologists and computer models use to forecast the weather and figure out how ...

Meteorologists and former agency leaders say the cuts in weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just ...

STERLING, VA-OCTOBER 1:Meteorologist, Carrie Suffern Prepares to Release the Weather Balloon at ... More National Weather Service Headquarters on October 1, 2012 in Sterling Virginia(Photo by ...

Weather balloons are an “essential piece of the forecasting system.” But there will be fewer of them in tornado season this ...

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations WASHINGTON -- With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is ...

the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of ...

Omaha's Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby said this a significant change to how meteorologists will operate during severe weather in Omaha if the area remains without a weather balloon. Omaha's ...

the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of ...