Considered the backbone of forecasting, weather balloons present a three-dimensional picture of what’s happening in the ...

Fewer balloon launches may mean less information for storm models during fast-changing conditions and severe weather season.

Five tornadoes hit the Kansas City area Monday night. Did a change in National Weather Service balloon launches leave ...

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - As forecasters watch the potential for severe weather moving toward the Brazos Valley this weekend, students and staff at Texas A&M University launched a weather ...

Helium shortages as a result of the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East could eventually affect weather balloon launches both here in Canada and around the world. Any disruption in these ...

Concerns are growing over severe weather forecasting in Kansas following April 13 tornadoes, with congresswoman Sharice Davids questioning whether challenges will compound with decreased data ...

March 28, 2025 - In an unprecedented move, the National Weather Service announced it would suspend twice-daily launches of weather balloons in Nebraska and South Dakota. For many decades, twice-daily ...