SSgt Private RallyPoint Member656756<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This skillset was once a major portion of weather observations but now we have gone to Automated Weather Sites. I was an observer and an experienced one and I find the loss of the specialty as especially alarming. Most notably with Sky Condition and sector visibility.<br /><br />What are your memories of observing and were you one? Did you realize it used to be two separate career paths. We had observers with advance science degrees.<br />Any weather observers still around?2015-05-10T07:03:00-04:00SSgt Private RallyPoint Member656756<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This skillset was once a major portion of weather observations but now we have gone to Automated Weather Sites. I was an observer and an experienced one and I find the loss of the specialty as especially alarming. Most notably with Sky Condition and sector visibility.<br /><br />What are your memories of observing and were you one? Did you realize it used to be two separate career paths. We had observers with advance science degrees.<br />Any weather observers still around?2015-05-10T07:03:00-04:002015-05-10T07:03:00-04:00SSgt Tim Brock939985<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was a Weather Observer at Dobbins, Aviano, and Patrick AFB. I wondered if the job was still performed by humans.Response by SSgt Tim Brock made Sep 4 at 2015 1:41 AM2015-09-04T01:41:56-04:002015-09-04T01:41:56-04:002015-05-10T07:03:00-04:00