Today is National Weatherperson's Day, celebrated on Feb. 5 because that's when John Jeffries was born 282 years ago.
The EARS club tell ABC7 they predict the balloon will end up in northern Africa, due to the winds.
A mysterious object that cracked a windshield on a United Airlines flight, injuring a pilot and forcing an emergency landing, may have been a weather balloon.WindBorne, a California start-up focused ...
NWS weather balloons expand to the size of a two-car garage before popping high above Idaho! #IdahoWeather #NWS ...
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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 weather forecasting.
A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A ...
(AP) - A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing.
Students from Piedmont Elementary School launched a weather balloon on Friday afternoon. “This is one of the biggest highlights of the year for these kids,” said Piedmont Science and 5 th Grade ...
BOISE, Idaho — Every forecast starts long before a meteorologist points at a map or your phone autopopulates temperatures for the day. At National Weather Service (NWS) offices across the country, ...