The National Weather Service provides vital weather forecasts and updates across the country. Unfortunately, lack of resources over the years have forced them to rely on outdated technology to do so. This multi-pronged project was working to provide the agency with a more stable public API, a modern content management system, and a website that anyone could use to quickly find and understand the weather in their area.

The project stood up new infrastructure, launched a pilot version of the website, and was in the process of expanding it when 18F was eliminated. This leaves the National Weather Service stuck with outdated technology that is less reliable and more time-consuming to use, at a time when the organization is also losing staff. A push to privatize weather data could also threaten public access to critical forecasts, potentially introducing paywalls and reducing transparency to the American people.