GRAY, Maine — Weather balloon launches are essential to weather forecasting. They are launched all over the country, mainly ...

In a statement, the director of the NWS surface and upper air division said the suspension is effective immediately and will ...

The National Weather Service isn't providing details about how staffing shortages will affect its Maine operations, but staff meteorologists said the interruption of weather balloon launches at one of ...

This week is Flood Preparedness Week in Maine and New Hampshire, organized by the National Weather Service in Gray.Each day, NWS Gray posts a different topic. You can stay up-to-date on the daily ...

Within hours of the news, forecasters at news outlets throughout the country decried the decision, saying that it would ...

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

One of the agency's partners, the American Meteorological Society, warned separately that "the consequences to the American people will be large and wide-ranging, including increased vulnerability to ...

The suspensions come amid ongoing cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - or NOAA. Over 800 employees were fired in February under the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s ...

This is not government efficiency,” said former NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad. “It is the first steps toward eradication.