Get ready for a warmer winter as La Niña makes a comeback, bringing below-normal snowfall to our area. 

La Niña returns: Expect warmer winter with below-normal snowfall for Triangle in 25-26

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Michelle Mackonochie - familiar to WRAL viewers after five years as part of the morning news team - will anchor the 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts with Dan Haggerty, and the 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Gerald Owens. 

WRAL welcomes Michelle Mackonochie to evening newscasts beginning Jan. 5

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Stay up to date with WRAL’s Weather balloons news and reporting coverage

Weather balloons News and Reporting Coverage | WRAL

Weather balloons Coverage

Some National Weather Service offices are reducing and even suspending balloon launches due to staffing issues.

Ask the Meteorologist: Will the reduction of weather balloon launches affect the forecast?

A critical weather tool is disappearing. How fewer weather balloons could put you more at risk during a storm.

A critical weather tool is disappearing as some National Weather Service officers suspend balloon launches. Monday on WRAL at 6 p.m., WRAL's team of meteorologists shares how this missing data could put you more at risk during a storm.

<p>FOUND FIANCE OF BLUE ORIGIN FOUNDER JEFF BASIS. AND NEW THIS MORNING, A CRITICAL WEATHER TOOL DISAPPEARING FROM SOME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IS SUSPENDING OR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF LAUNCH OF WEATHER BALLOONS IN. &gt;&gt; OF COURSE, THEY ARE CRUCIAL PART OF FORECASTING. &gt;&gt; YOU HAVE FORECASTERS THAT ARE USING THOSE WEATHER BALLOON DATA TO UNDERSTAND HOW UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE IS &gt;&gt; TONIGHT AT 6 ON WRAL, EXPLAIN HOW THIS MISSING DATA COULD POTENTIALLY PUT YOUR SAFETY AT RISK DURING A STORM AND IT SPECIFICALLY WHERE SOME OF THESE LAUNCHES ARE BEING SUSPENDED OR REDUCED IN THE ROCKIES WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THAT COULD PLAY A ROLE DURING SEVERE STORM SEASON. AGAIN, THAT'S TONIGHT ON WRAL NEWS</p>