Much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains is hunkered down for what could be the worst winter storm of the season.

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

The storm door stays closed for now, as forecast models show California staying warm and dry for a considerable amount of ...

Yes, it's winter. It's been a while since we've had a cold spell of this magnitude and for this long. What's causing it?

CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio’s weather this week is a textbook example of how the upper-level jet stream can flip the switch between quick-moving rain showers and prolonged bouts of wintry weather. This ...

(The Conversation) – The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across ...

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of ...

A blast of winter cold doesn’t contradict climate change — it often reflects how a warming planet is making weather more ...

What is the polar vortex? This article explains what a polar vortex is in simple terms, how it influences winter weather in ...

In Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, vast snowdrifts several metres high blocked building entrances and buried cars, ...

Roads are covered in ice and snow after a winter storm swept across south-central Pennsylvania on Sunday.