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 ...

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

The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission met Thursday to review ice conditions, stream flow and snowpack levels, the spring ...

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 ...

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 Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a task force established by President Donald Trump with the goal of slashing ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Spring is warming nationwide, including in Maine. Climate Central, a non-profit organization of scientists ...

The National Weather Service is hosting a virtual online river ice spotter training course from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today. It is free and open to the public. The course is a collaboration between the ...