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National Weather Service

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noun

  1. an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasts, storm and flood warnings, etc. NWS


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Temperatures will be 8 to 12 degrees above normal, with muggy conditions limiting overnight cooling, said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The storm dropped about 2 feet of rain on hard-hit areas like Uvalde and Real counties, according to the National Weather Service.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

"Above average temperatures and dangerous levels of heat are forecast to enter the Northeast on Tuesday before the most intense heat occurs on Wednesday and expands into the Mid-Atlantic," said the US National Weather Service.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

“We have a long duration of very warm to hot temperatures that will worsen during the week,” said Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The National Weather Service had issued a red flag warning for the Sierra Nevada range today, as they did almost every other day in the fall.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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