National Weather Service

When predicting the weather, data from weather balloons provide information about what’s going on in the atmosphere to help fine tune forecasts.

When predicting the weather, data is widely available at the surface from weather stations, the FAA and NOAA offices. But to see the complete picture, you need to know what’s going on above the surface. NBC 5 Meteorologist Samantha Davies explains the science behind weather balloons.

As an already active spring storm season unfolds, staffing shortages at the National Weather Service are raising serious concerns. The forecasters’ union warns that recent federal cuts could impact the ability to issue life-saving storm alerts. NBC 5 Investigates’ Scott Friedman reports.

An already active and destructive storm season raises new questions about the impact of recent staffing cuts at the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service says starting Thursday, North Texas cities west of Interstate 35 will have a greater risk of wildfires.

Tropical Storm Alberto rumbled toward northeast Mexico early Thursday as the first named storm of the season, Texas began mobilizing as South Texas and the coast received heavy rainfall and tropical force winds and coastal flooding.

The National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a “severe geomagnetic storm watch,” the first such watch issued in nearly 20 years.