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

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

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

A hiring freeze that resulted in shortened hours at the National Weather Service office in Goodland has been lifted. The freeze, which was implemented by the Trump administration, would have resulted ...

National Weather Service meteorologists are hustling to ... to challenge the weather service amidst growing concerns about staffing shortages as the busiest time of year for storms, hurricanes ...

"If you think about the kind of weather we have in Nebraska, if it's not a tornado, it's a wildfire; if it's not a wildfire, ...

With hurricane season underway and an above-normal activity forecast, some National Weather Service offices like Houston — where as many as 44 percent of positions are vacant ...

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

The proposed measure also would grant the weather service temporary hiring authority for positions related to public safety.

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

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

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