Weather drawing by Jenna of Mrs. Payne's and Mrs. Meyer's fourth grade class at Harrison Elementary School. Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the ...

Weather drawing by Vivian of Mrs. Stolski's third grade class at Baxter Elementary School. Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch ...

STERLING, VA-OCTOBER 1:Meteorologist, Carrie Suffern Prepares to Release the Weather Balloon at ... More National Weather Service Headquarters on October 1, 2012 in Sterling Virginia(Photo by ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A behind-the-scenes tool in weather forecasting is quietly being scaled back as the U.S. government is cutting back on weather balloon launches. Several National Weather ...

Weather balloon launches have been cancelled in Omaha ... Those wanting to play Mega Millions now have to pay more for a ticket -- the next drawing in the multi-state lottery will cost $5 ...

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the ...

the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of ...

For decades, 92 NWS offices in North America and the Pacific Islands have launched weather balloons twice per day. The helium or hydrogen-filled balloon is attached to an electronic device called ...