Former NOAA officials warned that jobs cuts undermine critical weather forecasting and basic science that companies and communities rely on.

The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency.

The high will be 32 degrees, wind gusts could go as high as 28 miles per hour and there is a slight chance of snow showers, according to an NWS forecast. Here is the weather for this weekend and beyond,

National Weather Service has released its spring forecast. Mississippi will be warm. Be ready for storms and severe weather, plan for allergy season.

The agency has seen a series of reductions, hiring freezes and buyouts as part of the Trump administration’s effort to shrink federal government.

On Friday at 3:33 p.m. the NWS Eureka CA issued a beach hazards statement valid from 10 p.m. until Sunday 10 a.m. The statement is for Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast, Southwestern Humboldt and Mendocino Coast.

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a fire weather watch at 1:56 p.m. on Friday in effect until Saturday at 8 p.m. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Caswell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.

Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump had a heated exchange in the Oval Office today. The two leaders were slated to sign a minerals deal,

The NWS Raleigh NC issued a fire weather watch at 1:51 p.m. on Friday valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The watch is for Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance,

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its spring weather outlook this week. The outlook predicts warmer temperatures throughout the South and East Coast and colder temperatures in the Northwest.