A brilliant “star” rising in the eastern sky after sunset this winter is drawing attention across the Northern Hemisphere. Well, as Forbes reports, it’s not a star at all, but Jupiter, now just a two days from its direct opposition on Jan. 10, 2026, when it becomes the brightest and most visible planet of the […]
“Don’t go out in cold weather with wet hair or you’ll catch a cold!” As AccuWeather reports, 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 just how true are these cold weather warnings? “I call these ‘everybody knows […]
“It never rains in California,. But girl, don’t they warn ya? It pours, man it pours.” Never has that song by Albert Hammond ever been more true than in the last two weeks across California and the western states. A nearly relentless wet pattern has soaked California and the West for the last fourteen days, […]
Folks sick of winter’s cold should see a reprieve from the icy weather this week, forecasters predict. As USA Today reports, temperatures are likely to be much warmer than average across a wide expanse of the country, the National Weather Service said in an online forecast posted Jan. 2. “Milder air will surge east next week as […]
From extreme winds and heat to unprecedented snow and an unusual hurricane season, 2025 will be remembered as a year that continually rewrote the weather record books. In chronological order, here’s is AccuWeather’s list of the top 10 record-breaking weather events of the year: Jan. 20-22: Historic snowstorm blasts Gulf Coast The year began with […]
A distant exoplanet appears to sport a sooty atmosphere that is confusing the scientists who recently spotted it. As LiveScience reports, the Jupiter-size world, detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), doesn’t have the familiar helium-hydrogen combination we are used to in atmospheres from our solar system, nor other common molecules, like water, methane or carbon […]
As the calendar turns from 2025 to 2026, gone will be the record warmth in the Central and Southern states, as well as the deluge of rain that soaked California through Christmas week. The snow and cold that have plagued parts of the Northern and Eastern states, however, could still present issues for those with travel or […]
Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park. As CNN reports, the park famous for dozens of natural, sandstone arches gets over 1 million visitors a year, and accidents ranging from falls to heatstroke are common. Quicksand, well, not […]
The snow and ice of winter are definitely here this holiday season. 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 […]
A strengthening storm off the West Coast is creating yet another atmospheric river to pump copious amounts of rain from the Pacific Ocean to much of California through Christmas Day, potentially creating life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in burn scarred areas from 2025 fires. As AccuWeather reports, heavy rain will create a significant risk to […]