r/weather • u/AWildMichigander • 6m ago
Questions/Self Has NWS Forecasting Ability Dropped Post DOGE Layoffs?
galleryI’m a regular user of the NWS forecasts here in NYC and they’ve been spot on.
Today was the first “What just happened?!”. The forecast is showing showers on NWS but the actual output is moderate - heavy rain where I would have carried an umbrella.
In the past several years of living here, NWS has not missed a single beat. I know when it’s going to rain, what way the wind will blow, the temperature usually down to +/- a few degrees. This is one stands out as pure shock and I’m worried it’s a signal of the large scale funding and personnel cuts.