Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Panhandle beginning late Monday. Areas of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest Monday, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

Join our team of dedicated professionals at NWS La Crosse!

Update 6/24/26: Due to an administrative error in the original USAJOBS posting for this vacancy, interested applicants must apply (or reapply) via this link. We strongly advise applying ASAP to increase your chance of being included on NWS La Crosse's applicant panel.

We are hiring an entry level meteorologist at NWS La Crosse! As an NWS meteorologist, you will regularly perform the following duties:

Forecast weather, water, and climate hazards with associated societal risks to produce and communicate life-saving impact-based warnings, advisories, outlooks and general forecasts
Deliver impact-based decision support services including tailored products, specialized notifications, remote briefings, and on-site deployments for core partners that share a role in public safety
Collect, assess, analyze, and integrate a complete set of environmental data in order to provide forecasts of critical elements at global, synoptic, and mesoscale levels
...and many more!

Employment conditions:

Work is performed in a typical office setting
Rotating shift work is required as the office operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week
During periods of threatening weather or rapidly changing weather conditions, the increase in workload and the necessity for rapid dissemination of weather warnings and updates requires periods of acute mental alertness and produces considerable mental stress
Adverse weather conditions often require the incumbent to work hours longer than the usual shift, adding to mental and physical stress