Why all the fuss about NOAA?” Because the European model is initialized with data from NOAA weather balloons and satellites. Countries have their own proprietary weather models, but they share data.

Knowing temperatures aloft is crucial for understanding the instability of an air mass, whether it’s for forecasting ...

The president-elect of the American Meteorological Society compares the situation to bolts in a steel office building, ...

As hurricane and tornado seasons ramp up, DOGE cuts have reached the federal agency that tracks extreme weather.

Sven Sundgaard joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk in detail about what at NOAA is being reduced and the ...

Widespread firings at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could affect everything from tornado alerts to weather forecasts on your phone ...

These balloon launches are crucial for providing real-time atmospheric data, which meteorologists rely on to create accurate ...

With cuts ahead to the weather agency, Louisiana meteorologists, former NOAA employees and scientific coalitions are alarmed ...

Some weather balloon launches have been suspended because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service.

Forecasting is studiously apolitical by design, as weather is one of life’s great equalizers. The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike.

A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" if job cuts continue.