One of the key tools they look at is the data relayed by weather balloons. Weather doesn’t just happen here at the ground, yes, it’s where most of us feel the impacts of a storm system moving ...

In late March, the National Weather Service announced it would be temporarily reducing the number of weather balloon launches from 11 stations, including Grand Junction, as the federal agency grapples ...

In late March, the National Weather Service announced it would be temporarily reducing the number of weather balloon launches from 11 stations, including Grand Junction, as the federal agency grapples ...

the National Weather Service has had to scale down weather balloon launches at several offices around the country. Weather balloons carry an instrument called a radiosonde and these are launched ...

WE START WITH NEBRASKA CONGRESSMAN DON BACON JOINING THE FIGHT FOR ANSWERS. HE WANTS TO KNOW WHY WEATHER BALLOONS AREN’T LAUNCHING IN OMAHA. OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT ...

Over half of the National Weather Service offices across the United States release weather balloons every day. Typically, these balloons are released twice per day — once in the morning and once ...

For decades, 92 NWS offices in North America and the Pacific Islands have launched weather balloons twice per day. The helium or hydrogen-filled balloon is attached to an electronic device called ...

National Weather Service offices across the country are suspending or reducing weather balloon flights due to low staffing. Meteorologists say the loss of data could lead to forecasting challenges and ...

Weather balloons collect crucial information as it ascends the Earth’s atmosphere, measuring temperature, relative humidity, pressure, information that tells meteorologists what is currently ...

The National Weather Service should be classified as a public safety entity to protect it from cost-cutting measures, Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., said after a visit to its Valley station Monday morning.