The National Weather Service's staffing shortage is affecting forecast accuracy, as balloon launch data decreases.

As a storm system approached Jackson, in Southeastern Kentucky, on May 16, a few individuals agreed to work double shifts to ...

Fahy said that for meteorologists specifically, the Lake Charles office has a vacancy rate of nearly 39%, the highest in the ...

After having its workforce reduced through voluntary retirement offers and layoffs, the National Weather Service is looking ...

The National Weather Service lost more than 11% of its staff after layoffs, retirements and buyouts since January.

A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the ...

The Weather Workforce Improvement Act would reclassify NWS employees as critical public safety officials and grant the NWS ...

As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, some are raising concerns about federal preparedness after steep staff ...

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins amid warnings of heightened storm activity, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz ...

After losing more than 560 employees to layoffs and early retirement incentives earlier this year, the National Weather ...

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has voiced concern over staffing cuts at the National Weather Service, which she says have ...