National Weather Service

The National Weather Service is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to... Wikipedia

  • Formed:  February 09, 1870
  • Preceding agencies:  United States Weather Bureau, U.S. Army Signal Service
  • Jurisdiction:  United States federal government
  • Headquarters:  Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Employees:  4900
  • Annual budget:  US$1.364 billion (FY 2023)
  • executives:  Ken Graham, Director, Michelle Mainelli, Deputy Director
  • Parent agency:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Key documents:  16 Stat. 369, NWS Strategic Plan
  • Website:  weather.gov
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo