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 ...

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

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 ...

A burst of heavy snow during the morning could bring snowfall rates of a half-inch to an inch per hour, which is likely to ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration houses key groups like the National Weather Service. Experts warn the ...

Those let go include meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.