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Stuff You Should Know · November 4, 2026 · 13m

Short Stuff: Weather Balloons

This Short Stuff episode looks at weather balloons, describing them as the workhorse of the meteorological world. They have been used daily around the world for most of a century. The episode salutes them as unsung heroes of weather prediction, exploring what they are and how they work.

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A Century of Daily Global Launches
Weather balloons have been used daily around the world for most of a century.
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The Workhorse of Meteorology
Weather balloons are described as the workhorse of the meteorological world.

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