Tornadoes and flooding spawned by sudden and severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Oklahoma on Saturday night, leaving at least six people injured and shredding homes and other properties. As CNN Weather reports, residents in Oklahoma and Texas were bracing for more severe weather from these unexpected late season storms, including possible tornadoes, flash floods, […]
That coveted extra hour for millions of Americans will come in early November, as the clocks “fall back” an hour and daylight saving time comes to an end for the year. It will pick up again in March, when the clocks “spring forward” and we lose an hour. The twice-annual time change is meant to add more […]
Hot enough for you? Unusual summer temps have been hanging on across much of the U.S., forecasters said, and no real cold is in sight in the forecast until at least mid-November. As USA Today reports, according to the National Weather Service, “a quiet and relatively uneventful fall weather pattern will be in place across the […]
Another storm threat could be brewing in the Caribbean when this historically brutal Atlantic Basin hurricane season rolls into its final month later this week, forecasters say. As USA Today reports, the season that brought massive damage − some estimates put damages from Helene and Milton at almost $100 billion − could face a new tropical threat […]
One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted Sunday, spewing thick columns of ash over a mile in the air at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but so far, no casualties were reported. As Republic World reports, Mount Marapi, in Agam district of the province of West Sumatra, is known for sudden eruptions […]
Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it grows more powerful, forecasters said. As AP News reports, the storm was 650 miles (1,045 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and was moving […]
Temperatures may be starting to drop in the U.S. as autumn kicks into full swing, but hurricane season is far from over. As ABC News reports, meteorologists state that although the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season has passed (it’s official end date is November 30), the potential for strong storms to develop in the […]
The famous Halley’s comet is about halfway through its roughly 76-year orbit of the sun, having reached its farthest point from its host star in December 2023. The comet won’t be visible in the night sky until 2061. But as CNN Weather reports, the debris the comet leaves in its trail — otherwise known as the Orionid […]
Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. Instead, in 2024, a weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by extension, even snow across the United States. As […]
October’s Hunter’s Moon, the third supermoon of 2024, will rise later this week at dusk and set at dawn. As it does, it will be about 222,056 miles (357,364 kilometers) from Earth — the closest of any full moon this year, according to AstroPixels. As Live Science reports, that makes this year’s Hunter’s Moon a perigean […]