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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Hundreds of employees were cut from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration late last week, including the ...

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

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

A spring storm is bringing various weather conditions across the U.S. Some regions are facing snow, possible tornadoes, and ...