With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight ...

A 16-year-old Indianola native is a licensed hot-air balloon pilot. Landon Olson grew up being interested in hot-air balloons. His first time in a basket was when he was just four years old.

Satellites do a good job getting a big picture and ground measurements and radar show what's happening on the ground, but the weather balloons provide the key middle part of the forecasting puzzle ...

Weather balloons were a big tool in their box ... are like from the surface and throughout the troposphere. How do we get the information about temperature, moisture, and winds over that vertical ...

Observations from soundings are important inputs for assessing turbulence that may impact air travel, marine weather, fire ...

By Nicole Tam Click here for updates on this story INDIANOLA, Iowa (KCCI) -- A 16-year-old Indianola native is a licensed hot ...