A simple balloon launch delivers a three-dimensional snapshot of the atmosphere that helps keep people on the ground informed and safe.
UNC Asheville deployed a weather balloon ahead of Winter Storm Fern to help the National Weather Service and broadcast ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With the tropics heating up in the Atlantic and multiple storms off shore, the National Weather Service is boosting the number of weather balloon launches to improve the accuracy ...
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Weather balloon launch

The weather balloon is launched twice a day, everyday around the country and the world. It gives us critical information for ...
If you've watched a weather forecast and wondered what low pressure and high pressure systems are all about, we — and the ...
The 1859 Balloon Voyage at Conner Prairie, one of only five tethered helium balloons in the U.S., survived a weekend ...