The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of the year – Winter Solstice – occurs on Sunday, Dec. 21. As well as marking the beginning of astronomical winter, it sees the sun rise late, remain low throughout the day and set early. It also sees the sun’s rising and setting points on the horizon […]
A levee breach in a suburb of Seattle prompted officials to issue emergency evacuations Monday for businesses and residents in the area in the area near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. As AccuWeather reports, the evacuation warning was issued at 11:51 a.m. PST in Tukwila, Washington, and canceled around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Traffic backed up on local highways as around 500 people […]
California’s Death Valley National Park just experienced its wettest November on record, resulting in a rare phenomenon that is not often associated with one of the driest places on Earth. As AccuWeather reports, the lowest areas of the park have turned into a shallow lake, the second time in two years that heavy rain has transformed […]
Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have doused the Pacific Northwest as of late, resulting in flash flooding, damaging mudslides and swollen rivers. Some locations have already picked up over a months’ worth of rainfall within just a few days amid the active pattern. Although the region caught a brief break from the intense storminess over the weekend, […]
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 […]
While some regions across the northern United States freeze under layers of increasing layers of ice and snow, storms lining up over the Pacific Northwest will move inland with increasing moisture this week, inducing multiple forms of flooding from urban areas to small streams and some of the rivers in Washington, northern Oregon, northern Idaho and […]
Winter weather creates difficult driving conditions, and if drivers aren’t prepared for ice and snow, situations can quickly turn dangerous. As AccuWeather reports, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, winter storms and bad weather are factors in nearly half a million crashes each year and more than 2,000 deaths every winter. Here are some tips […]
A sudden stratospheric warming is weakening the polar vortex, and is setting the stage for what could be one of the coldest Decembers in years. As AccuWeather reports, the first of three rounds of cold Arctic air from a shifting polar vortex has sent temperatures plunging across the central and eastern U.S., threatening centuries-old record lows in […]
The days continue to get shorter and to further remind you the winter solstice approaches, December’s full moon is known as the longest night moon. That December full moon, also called the “Cold Moon,” is set to rise amid the longest nights of the year as a special, large, bright supermoon that will shine for days. As […]
After more than 200 years of weather wisdom, folklore, and time-tested advice, editors announced that the 2026 Farmer’s Almanac will be the last edition. The website will remain operational only through the end of this December. “Many of you grew up hearing your parents or grandparents quote from the Almanac, always having a copy nearby. Maybe you have planted by […]