Weather Operations Specialist: Mission-Centric Forecasts

Air Force; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Countless factors can affect mission outcomes; weather specialists monitor forecasts and conditions to safeguard pilots and aircrew. They predict weather patterns, prepare forecasts, and communicate weather information to commanders and pilots to keep missions on plan.

Training ranges from Basic Military Training to Technical Training, leading to status as an enlisted Airman with credits toward Weather Operations. A career path includes hands-on experience and college credit toward a degree.

Qualifications

• Must meet age, citizenship and ASVAB/AFQT requirements as part of joining the Air Force.
• Must be 17–42 years old, a U.S. citizen and obtain a qualifying ASVAB score.

Responsibilities

• Analyze weather conditions, prepare forecasts, issue weather warnings and brief weather information to pilots
• Observe, record and transmit space environment observations
• Read and interpret weather satellite imagery, climatology reports, computerized weather prediction models and Doppler weather radar imagery
• Understand war fighter tactics and its relationship to weather conditions

Skills

Weather forecasting

Satellite data interpretation

Communication with pilots

Tools

Doppler radar

Weather satellite imagery

Job description

Countless factors can affect mission outcomes; weather specialists monitor forecasts and conditions to safeguard pilots and aircrew. They predict weather patterns, prepare forecasts, and communicate weather information to commanders and pilots to keep missions on plan.

Training ranges from Basic Military Training to Technical Training, leading to status as an enlisted Airman with credits toward Weather Operations. A career path includes hands-on experience and college credit toward a degree.