The risk of severe weather continues throughout the U.S., as parts of the Great Plains are expected to experience some nasty weather.

More than 72 million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July holiday. Some may be in for a rainy trip.

Even a reduction in the number of weather balloons released in the Great Plains could impact hurricane landfall forecasts.

Retired federal scientists warn Trump administration's proposed NOAA budget cuts could be costly and harm forecast accuracy.

Severe thunderstorms could bring large hail, tornadoes, high winds and lighting to swaths of the Eastern Plains, according to the National Weather Service.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of the Denver metro and eastern Colorado until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center forecast through June 30 shows mostly dry weather in the West, especially for areas west of the Continental Divide.

Amid criticism of budget cuts at NWS, Sen. Ted Cruz defended the agency, saying meteorologists did their job and were not short-staffed during the early morning hours of July Fourth.

More than 70 million people may travel across the country as a cold front threatens to bring more showers to the east coast ...