Weather

Locals across the Midwest, particularly in Greater Chicago, may hear a sudden “boom” over the weekend – the result of what meteorologists call a frost quake, a weather phenomenon that takes place when temperatures plummet and groundwater freezes quickly.

A winter storm covering much of the country and impacting about half the U.S. population began cranking up Friday. In many places, it will threaten to be not only the biggest storm of winter so far but in years or even decades.

It was 4:40 a.m. Jan. 14 the last time anyone could see the sky from the ground at Spokane International Airport.

January is known for cold weather, snow and a lack of daylight. It’s not known for drought. But that’s exactly what’s going on across much of the United States.

Even in this era of Real Housewives and celebrity boxing on Netflix, you haven’t seen a real fight until you’ve watched weather nerds battling over a botched forecast.

A “disruptive” snowstorm is possible for the big cities of the Northeast corridor later this week, forecasters said on Monday, but specifics about the amount, timing and location remain highly uncertain.

DALLAS — After reaching a four-year low in 2025, drought is climbing across Texas. As of Tuesday, 57% of the state’s land area was in some type of drought. North Texas has mostly been spared so far, with only northern and eastern counties of the region receiving an “abnormally dry” designation, the precursor to official drought. Drought levels had fallen to only 19% of the state in August 2025 ...

LOS ANGELES – After experiencing one of the wettest holiday seasons on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week – having zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years.

Storm Goretti lashed England and France with hurricane-force winds, causing widespread disruption as it swept through northwest Europe and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

A quick dump of snow caused a slick morning commute and a few school delays Thursday.

Spokane is turning in its rainy skies for snow clouds.

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States – but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s lightning hot spot last year, with approximately 73 flashes per square mile, while Florida was bumped down to second place.

LOS ANGELES — California's wet winter continued Saturday as rain fell across the Southland, grounding flights coming in and out of Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive road closures along the coast. The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by mid-day Monday, according to the National Weather Service. However, even light rain can ...

Tourists traveling by plane over Yellowstone National Park on Thursday were treated to a rare and magnificent view of the world’s tallest active geyser shooting steam 400-plus feet skyward.