Weather

Spring officially arrived Friday, and new forecasts say it’s shaping up to be a warm few months for most Americans.

Heavy rains were being dragged across Hawaii by a “Kona low” for the second time in two weeks, prompting residents to flee their homes and closing roads across the island chain. Evacuations were ordered in the Waialua and Haleiwa sections of northwest Oahu after flooding threatened a dam in the area, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said on its website. Roads across Oahu have been closed ...

After last summer’s deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country, it became clear some things needed to change.

The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region’s wettest holiday season. The hottest March heat wave on record.

A small Arizona community broke the record for highest temperature ever recorded in March in the United States, reaching a scorching 110 degrees Thursday amid an early heat wave in the Southwest.

Power has been restored to all Avista customers in Spokane, the electric company announced Sunday.

At 6 a.m. Saturday, Alan Hodges walked into Lily Bee’s Boutique, Bridal and High End Consignments and waded through about 4 inches of standing water.

Avista crews have restored power to about 95% of customers who lost power because of this week’s windstorm.

The Inland Northwest woke up to a blanket of snow Friday morning and the storm system that surprised many didn't stop all day.

A sprawling and powerful late-winter storm is about to blast the northern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes into southeastern Canada. It will bring heavy snow measured in feet, plus high wind that will lower visibility while buffeting a large region with a risk for damage and power outages.

A record-breaking heat dome will develop near the West Coast late this week, smashing records and sending temperatures into the triple digits through next week – when it will feel like summer during the final days of winter.

Power lines and trees were knocked down across the Inland Northwest as thousands lost power following an aggressive overnight windstorm.

A major heat wave kicked off in the Southland on Thursday with temperatures predicted to soar 25 degrees above normal, smashing records across Los Angeles and bringing a high risk of heat-related illness.

As the days grow longer and warmer, an incoming storm front looks to bring back colder weather, high winds and substantial snowpack to some slopes in the region.

A low pressure system is doing an odd thing as it leaves the West Coast and enters Eastern Washington: it's gathering strength. As a result, the National Weather Service and Avista Utilities have issued high-wind warnings about a storm that could bring gusts as high as 70 mph to Spokane and 60 mph to Coeur d'Alene.