STERLING, VA-OCTOBER 1:Meteorologist, Carrie Suffern Prepares to Release the Weather Balloon at ... made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, to conclude a test flight that should ...

DOGE cuts to the National Weather Service are threatening weather balloon launches. The Post's Scott Dance explains what that means for severe weather forecasts.

Meteorologists need a 3D thumbprint of temperature, wind and moisture to determine when severe weather is imminent.

Millions were in the path of totality to watch as the moon moved between Earth and ... plan to watch the eclipse and also launch a weather balloon 100,000 feet (30,480 meters) into the air.

So you're all geared up for the big lunar eclipse Thursday night, but there's one wild card: Where will the weather interfere ... will pass between the sun and moon, resulting in a total lunar ...

Trying to forecast without weather balloon data from the atmosphere is like asking someone in a basement to use the sun to tell you the time - you're operating blind. Meteorologist Dana Osgood For ...

They deployed high-altitude aircraft, enlisted volunteers to launch weather balloons and snap bright halo-like images of the sun’s corona ... into the shadow of the moon went.

Donation Options Search Search Search Volunteers launched weather balloons from four different ... They absorb the sun’s rays, provide shade and release vapor from their leaves in the evening ...