Weather

This weekend is lining up to be a hot one.

A short-lived but punishing blast of intense heat will spread over the western United States through Saturday, pushing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year across California, Nevada and as far north as Montana.

Whether the recent warm temperatures compelled you to revel in the great outdoors or retreat into your trusty air-conditioned house, it looks like the sunny weather is here to stay – at least for the next few days.

CAVE CITY, Ark. – Veda Rose Knappenberger lost everything in March when a tornado tore up her house in Cave City, Arkansas, leaving her bruised and shaken to the core.

A tenth-consecutive above-average hurricane season is forecast in the Atlantic basin this year, with warm waters and potentially storm-friendly climate patterns expected to produce as many as 19 tropical storms, including 6 to 10 hurricanes, government scientists said Thursday.

The clouds in Antarctica might be fueled by penguin poop. Penguin poop - sorry, penguin guano - is creating clouds in Antarctica that could be affecting local temperatures, according to new research published Thursday in Communications Earth & Environment.

The Memorial Day weekend in the Spokane area should be, as far as weather is concerned, one to to remember.

Raging wildfires forced the Israeli government to close major roads, evacuate several towns near Jerusalem and call for international assistance Wednesday as firefighters battled some of the fiercest blazes the country has seen in years.

A bout of severe weather will begin Thursday across central states and could last into early next week as the Lower 48 enters peak tornado season. Baseball-sized hail and an isolated tornado are possible in the Corn Belt on Thursday, with repeated rounds of strong to severe storms and flooding affecting the central and southern Plains both Friday and into the weekend.

Break out the garden tools, hammock or lawn chair – this week is shaping up to be a sunny, warm week in most of the Inland Northwest .

LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Donald Trump signed an order Friday declaring a state of emergency for Kentucky as rain continue to pound much of the state. The presidential declaration allows the state to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding. It also authorizes FEMA to provide assistance as the state grapples with multiple days of heavy rains that have inundated much of Western ...

The first hurricane forecast of the year from the experts at Colorado State University released Thursday calls for an above-average season with nine hurricanes and a better than 50% chance a major hurricane will strike the U.S.

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s fastest-warming region.

The balmy weather this week brought about a change to the record books across the Inland Northwest.

The Inland Northwest has some of the warmest days of the year so far to look forward to next week, but will first need to endure a cold and wet weekend.

Flooding and landslides from swollen rivers and record-setting rain in southern Oregon and parts of the Willamette Valley have caused millions of dollars in damages and cost one woman her life.

During fire season, the National Weather Service deploys meteorologists to major wildfires to keep firefighters updated on changing wind conditions and to predict where the fire will spread.