Staffing cuts forced the National Weather Service to cut early morning weather balloon launches. Then two tornado outbreaks this spring caught forecasters by surprise.

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Jackson officially recognized Pulaski County as a 'StormReady' county.

The regional National Weather Service office for Houston and Galveston is operating without permanent leadership just weeks before the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, leaving ...

After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and ...

The most significant active alerts are concentrated in the Metro New York area, where the National Weather Service in Upton ...

The National Weather Service is dealing with staff shortages and DOGE cuts as hurricane season nears. NPR's Scott Simon asks former NWS meteorologist Brian LaMarre about the impact of the cuts. The ...

There are 122 National Weather Service (NWS) offices nationwide, each of which performs critical lifesaving duties every day from issuing tornado warnings to keeping airplanes out of hazardous weather ...

On May 15, the National Hurricane Center will resume daily tropical outlooks showing any disturbances with potential for ...

More than 30 NWS offices are understaffed, with eight operating below critical staffing levels, impacting 24/7 coverage. Budget cuts and hiring challenges have reduced NWS staff from 5,500 to 3,700 ...

At dozens of National Weather Services offices across the country, staffing levels were low well before President Donald Trump took office. As the new administration announced mass terminations this ...

In general, warmer than normal temperatures started early this year across much of the U.S. The average temperature for the ...