The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the first time since 2015. How the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season unfolded As ABC News reports, Sunday, November 30, marks the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season, and for the first time in a decade, […]
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 […]
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 […]
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Hawaii on Tuesday night, striking on the southern side of the Kilauea volcano, hot on the heels (pun intended) of another major eruption from the active volcano. Tuesday was a crazy day for the Big Island, and we’re not talking about Thanksgiving travel. Kilauea Erupts… Again First, Kilauea – one of the […]
“Don’t go out in cold weather with wet hair or you’ll catch a cold!” Many people have heard this sentiment throughout their lifetimes from well-meaning parents or grandparents. Many have passed the advice along to their own children. But as AccuWeather reports, just how true are these cold weather warnings? “I call these ‘everybody knows […]
The polar vortex is forecast to weaken unusually early, and that could lead to more persistent cold weather in at least parts of the U.S. in December. Last week, almost 100 daily record lows were tied or broken in the East and South, including some “coldest so early in season” record ties. That cold retreated quickly from […]
A cross-country storm could throw a wrench into Thanksgiving travel plans for millions in the coming days, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. As the storm moves east, it will spread disruptive precipitation and thunderstorms across parts of the central, southern and eastern United States, raising the risk of weather-related delays during one of the busiest travel times of the […]
Climate troublemaker La Niña will play a starring role in the United States’ winter weather, federal forecasters from the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said on Nov. 13. “La Niña continued over the past month, as indicated by the strengthening of below-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean,” the prediction center said in a statement. As USA […]
As temperatures plummet and the winds howl this winter, you will hear more and more about the dangers of the “wind chill.” What is wind chill, and why is it important to understand how it affects us? As USA Today reports, the wind chill temperature is how cold people (and animals) feel while outside. Wind […]
Lake effect snow events have been actively occurring in the Great Lakes region during November 2025, with significant accumulations reported in parts of the Midwest and upstate New York. On November 9 and 10, an early-season lake effect snow event brought up to a foot of snow to portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana, including […]