NWS 2x/day atmospheric soundings have resumed at the Oakland airport. 🎉 "Issued at 11:23pm PDT Wednesday July 15 2026 (tonight through Friday) "Fortunately our weather balloons have returned to service with the launch, so let's look at some of the data ..."
John EwingContext I left out: NWS uses radiosondes attached to helium-filled ballons to do atmospheric soundings that provide temp/wind readings used in weather forecasting. These ballons are usually launched 2x a day across the US. OAK hasn’t launched one for several days because no helium because … war.