U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) - Originally established within the U.S. Army Signal Service, the predecessor of the modern National Weather Service became a civilian agency 130 years ago today. That's when
![Installation of weather tower caps off improvements at U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) Installation of weather tower caps off improvements at U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/news/images/Weather-Bureau-Station-1.jpg)
Installation of weather tower caps off improvements at U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)
![The US Weather Bureau on Hatteras Island - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) The US Weather Bureau on Hatteras Island - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/images/Hatteras-Weather-Station2_sm.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)