Ask HN: Are weather balloons going to be replaced by weather satellites?
I am not a professional meteorologist, but I enjoy reading about numerical weather models as a hobby. I have launched a few latex weather balloons in the past, and recently I have been researching weather satellites such as Spire's radio occultation and Tomorrow's radar satellites. With their 24/7 global coverage, I wonder if radiosondes will eventually become obsolete. Is this a possibility?