The National Weather Service is temporarily suspending some weather balloon launches from its Gray, Maine, office due to staffing shortages.

On March 7, the weather service announced it would temporarily suspend some of the balloon launches in Albany, New York, and Gray, Maine, because of a lack of weather forecast office staffing.

Meteorologists and weather balloon experts say the change will reduce ... Then it said it would miss some launches in Albany, New York, and Gray, Maine. Last week, it added Omaha, Nebraska ...

National Weather Service officials said staffing shortages have forced offices in Gray, Maine, and Albany, N.Y., to “temporarily suspend” the number of weather balloon launches, long ...

Some meteorologists say they were unable to accurately forecast an ice storm that hit Northern Michigan in March because National Weather Service balloon sites were cut or reduced.

The Trump administration is pausing at least a handful of balloon launches that ... some launches in Albany, N.Y, and Gray, Maine, because of “a lack of Weather Forecast Office (WFO) staffing.” ...

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Earlier this month, the agency had announced weather balloon cuts in Albany, New York and Gray, Maine, and in late February, it ended launches in Kotzebue, Alaska. That makes 11 announced sites ...