GRAY, Maine — Weather balloon launches are essential to weather forecasting. They are launched all over the country, mainly by employees at local National Weather Services (NWS) offices, several times ...

An all-day winter storm brought consistent snowfall to Iowa on Wednesday. It finally tapered off overnight. But, not before it dropped nearly a foot of snow in some locations. Eastern Iowa was hit ...

Essential weather balloon launches have been intermittently suspended at National Weather Service in Gray because of apparent ...

Predicting the likelihood of avalanches, potential severity and location depends heavily on info provided by the National ...

In a statement, the director of the NWS surface and upper air division said the suspension is effective immediately and will ...

Within hours of the news, forecasters at news outlets throughout the country decried the decision, saying that it would undermine forecasting for affected communities.

The National Weather Service is temporarily grounding weather balloons in New York and Maine due to staffing shortages. These ...

"A couple weak shortwaves will brush the MPX area through the end of the week before attention turns to a stronger system for ...

Forecasters warned heavy snow could make roads slick and reduce visibility, making travel in some areas "very difficult to ...

At least five people were killed as blizzards and strong winds hit Nebraska and Mississippi, respectively, earlier this week, ...

The Trump administration may end leases for some of NOAA's offices while the agency terminates several advisory committees at ...