weather

A coronal mass ejection shoots out from the sun.

Scientists just observed a powerful solar storm that could carry the northern lights over the lower 48 in the near future.

Tropical Storm Debby came with a storm surge warning in Florida's Big Bend region in 2024.

Wind isn’t the only danger a hurricane can bring to coastal communities. Storm surges are often more destructive.

Pinpoint the perfect weekend for leaf-peeping.

Can't wait for fall? Start planning the ultimate leaf-peeping expedition now with this interactive map showing peak foliage predictions for 2024.

Astronomically speaking, fall doesn’t start until late September.

The fall equinox lands on Sunday, September 22 this year. Here’s what you need to know about the first day of autumn.

If you’re only measuring air temp, you’re only getting half the picture.

If you’ve ever said “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” you already understand what goes into calculating wet bulb temperature.

Yes, they‘re often bullet holes. No, that‘s not the only explanation.

A tornado south of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, touched down on April 15, 2012.

Tornadoes can (and do) happen anywhere. Here are 10 of the most terrible twisters to ever take a turn on Earth.

Filming the inside of a tornado is tricky for obvious reasons.

Discover which U.S. states have an elevated risk of losing power this summer, plus how to prepare for a power outage ahead of time.

No one wants to see anything near 100°F on their dashboard.

You aren’t imagining things: Your weather app and your dashboard don’t often agree.

A few yards of clear air means the difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud.

People often confuse funnel clouds with tornadoes, but they're not the same. Learn how to tell the two apart.

Learn how Lake Maracaibo's electrifying climate makes it the number one hotspot for lightning storms.

The dog days of summer don’t actually have anything to do with this dog.

The dog days of summer don’t actually have much to do with dogs. Instead, they relate to Sirius, otherwise known as the Dog Star.

The northern lights—caused by solar or geomagnetic storm—float over Tromsø, Norway.

Solar storms are one of the most extreme types of space weather, and big ones can cause electronic malfunctions, GPS breakdowns, and gorgeous northern lights.

From the Founding Father who stuck whalebone where he shouldn’t have to the only known woman to have given herself a C-section.

The busy 2010 Atlantic hurricane season shows Hurricane Karl west of the Yucatan Peninsula, Hurricane Igor east of Puerto Rico, and Hurricane Julia in mid-Atlantic.

The hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30 each year. Here’s what you need to know about these destructive storms.

A major thunderstorm is about to blow over this vineyard.

Meteorologists convey the chance of cloud cover or rain in percentages, but what those numbers mean in the real world isn’t always clear—so you’ll often hear terms like ‘scattered’ and ‘isolated’ to describe thunderstorms.

The open road is the last place you want to be during a tornado.

Overpasses are widely seen as safe shelters during a severe weather event. In reality, they're deadly.

British Navy landing crafts carry U.S. troops to a ship in Southern England in preparation for D-Day.

“Meteorologically, D-Day was bound to be a gamble against the odds.”

She probably wound up with bug bites in some very uncomfortable places.

Like gardening naked? You may want to move to one of these cities.

Lightning strikes over the Freedom Tower (a.k.a. One World Trade Center) in New York City.

Ben Franklin’s famous experiment with the kite and key gave him a better understanding of the nature of electricity. But did that event lead to the lightning rod?