Santa Claus is coming to town, so it’s time to find out where Santa and his reindeer are, and most importantly, what’s their ETA for your neck of the planet. Well, with a little help from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), you can track Santa on his journey around the world. NORAD, a […]
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year with the longest night of the year. The December solstice also marks the official start of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere, taking place this year on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 4:20 a.m. EST. This is different than meteorological winter, which starts on Dec. 1. But as […]
Wishes for a white Christmas are growing as the holiday inches closer. Recent cold blasts in the eastern half of the United States have many hoping the pattern will be favorable for a blanket of snow on Christmas morning, but that may not be the case for much of the Lower 48. So what is […]
A rare tornado struck Scotts Valley, just south of the Bay Area, overturning cars, damaging trees and knocking out power with an estimated peak winds of 90 mph. As AccuWeather reports, San Francisco city and county received the first warning Saturday since the inception of reliable weather records in 1950, Nicole Sarment, a weather service […]
One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to peak, sparking shooting stars into the chilly December sky. It’s considered one of the best meteor showers of the year because the nights are longer and the meteors are bright and plentiful. As AccuWeather reports, the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night […]
A storm will rapidly strengthen as it moves northward from the United States to Canada. The budding bomb cyclone will unleash “a firehose of moisture” – torrential rain and powerful winds from the Appalachians to the Atlantic coast – that can snarl travel, trigger flooding and cause power outages at midweek. According to AccuWeather meteorologists, […]
We’ve all been there – we check our phone’s weather app before leaving for work or a trip. And yet so often we still end up shedding our coats, wishing we had brought a coat, running for cover from rain, or wind, or some other adverse condition that wasn’t predicted. What gives? Why can’t our […]
As Michigan was whipped with winter weather and lake-effect snows last week, Paw Paw residents Janice and Eric Pantelleria went outside to find some unusual lawn ornaments: dozens upon dozens of nicely rolled-up snow doughnuts or cylinders across their large lawn. As USA Today reports, these snowy rollers are a somewhat unusual weather phenomenon, said Megan […]
You’ve probably seen the weather forecasts and talks of snow squalls throughout the Midwest and Northeast this week. But what exactly is a snow squall? What makes them so dangerous? And most importantly, how can you stay safe if you get caught in one? The Weather Channel can explain it all for you. What is […]
The snow and ice of winter are here. Even those of us who are winter driving “experts” need a brush-up on the science of driving in the snow and driving on the ice. Knowing what happens when we hit the brakes and how to keep tires gripping the road can save you from towing and car […]