National Weather Service branches around the US launch two weather balloons every day, sometimes three. This adds up to more than 80,000 balloons each year. It stands to reason, then, that these ba… ...

Meteorologists are launching fewer weather balloons across the United States as the National Weather Service loses staff. Some worry forecasts will suffer.

National Weather Service still launching balloons once a day, facing staffing issues The API failed to deliver the resource. Staffing shortages and fewer weather balloon launches remain an issue.

'This is public safety': Congressman Mike Flood says weather balloons will begin to launch again out of Valley Since March 20, the NWS Omaha/Valley office has ceased daily weather balloon launches ...

In this Weather Wednesday we examine how weather balloons play a pivotal role in creating the forecast.

Local members of Congress and meteorologists are concerned that Nebraskans won't be as prepared for stormy weather because weather balloons won't be released.

The National Weather Service (NWS) announced that it is eliminating or reducing weather balloon launches across multiple offices around the country.

Weather balloons provide detailed information that is crucial for understanding atmospheric conditions, especially during severe weather events like hurricanes.

The U.S. government is scaling back weather balloon launches. Here is why a weather balloon is such an important tool for weather forecasting.