Heat waves do more than just generate high temperatures and cause excessive sweat. Research shows that heat affects animal brains, which impacts their ability to think and their behavior. According to ...

2026 Atlantic hurricane season is here, but when will the 1st storm form? Tropical development is expected to remain limited as the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, but forecasters say a shift ...

Conditions from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to the waters surrounding Florida could become more favorable for tropical development in the coming days. Tropical activity in the eastern Pacific may ...

As the moon orbits the Earth, there are points when it is closer to the planet, appearing slightly larger in the sky, and times when it is a little farther away, making it seem a bit smaller. The ...

"It’s been an already been a costly year for hurricane damage and impacts, and we haven’t even reached the peak of the season," AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter said. AccuWeather is ...

Yosemite National Park saw long lines and heavy crowds over Memorial Day weekend, offering an early look at what visitors may face this summer after the National Park Service ended the park’s ...

Arctic cold to surge in waves behind Monday's bomb cyclone into new year for central, eastern US Renewed cold is on deck for much of the central and eastern United States in the days ahead. In the ...

Woman killed after sudden winds send umbrella flying at South Carolina restaurant The strong wind that lifted the umbrella was likely caused by a gust front, which is a rush of winds that moves out ...

Downpours bring heightened flood risk, drought relief to southern US Additional downpours are likely to trigger localized flash flooding into the weekend in a large part of the southern United States, ...

Dangerously cold air to surge through dozens of states later this week The coldest air of the winter may visit many areas across the central and eastern United States, with AccuWeather RealFeel® ...

Mount Washington is covered in snow in this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 file photo taken from Bartlett, N.H. Extreme Mount Washington sits on the top of the Northeast’s highest peak, in New Hampshire.

Tropics could spring to life at end of May near southeastern US A tropical area of interest may develop and track near Florida, bringing the risk of heavy rain, gusty winds and rough surf, perhaps ...