Lala Impacting Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Areas of gusty winds, heavy rain leading to flash flooding, and high surf continue across portions of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala continues to move away from the islands. Severe thunderstorm, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding threats continue from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and across the central High Plains. Record heat continues for areas of the central/southern Plain into the Southeast 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