Here's a video showing how and why weather balloons are launched at NWS Offices. | US National Weather Service Phoenix Arizona

3.6K views · 138 reactions | Ten minutes ago we did a special weather balloon launch to check out how the moisture and stability of the atmosphere has evolved since the 4 am balloon. This data will help us refine our thunderstorm forecast for this afternoon. Here's a short video clip of the launch. | US National Weather Service Reno Nevada | Facebook

Want to know what a (successful!) balloon launch looks like in 56 mph wind gusts? Check out the video below👇 Our weather balloons record very important atmospheric data for our weather models. This balloon will ascend for the next 1.5 hours into the atmosphere before popping and falling back to Earth. The balloon will reach roughly 100,000 feet above the Earth's surface, or about 20 miles! #txwx #nmwx | US National Weather Service Midland Texas

51K views · 246 reactions | The swift, stratospheric death of a weather balloon, as seen by a GoPro. Hundreds of weather balloons are launched every day—but the moment they burst is rarely captured. | Quartz | Facebook

5.5K views · 64 reactions | Let’s fly with S&T! ☁️ Today, students launched their weather balloon project headed toward Steeleville. The balloon is carrying student-designed experiments that will measure temperature, pressure and more as it rises over 90,000 feet. Way to go, team!  Missouri S&T Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - MAE #WeatherBalloon #MinerPride | Missouri S&T | Facebook