Sunset after 9pm: Why the sun and clock don't align perfectly around the solstice The summer solstice is on June 21, but across the U.S., that date does not match when the earliest sunrises and latest ...

A developing El Niño will be one of the biggest forces shaping the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and is one reason the number of storms could be near to below historical averages. Still, hurricane ...

Tropical Storm Amanda has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, becoming the first named storm of the year within 1,500 miles of the Americas. Separate areas of tropical interest, close to Mexico, ...

Sargassum coverage was highest between Puerto Rico and South America, but it was also high locally in various parts of the Atlantic. Beachings, or events where significant sargassum has washed up, ...

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

AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking a weak area of low pressure in the moisture that will enhance the rain in the central Gulf Coast area from Friday to Saturday. If this weak storm had more time ...

AccuWeather’s Geoff Cornish explains how wildfire risk moves across the West, peaking in the Southwest in spring, shifting north in summer, and returning to California in fall.

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 ...

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 ...

With powerful tornadoes decimating areas in the Midwest and the southeastern U.S. over the past 20 years, there now may be a reason to believe that Tornado Alley has shifted east. "When you look at ...

At least one fatality has been reported after a historic EF3 tornado, packing winds of 140 mph, ripped a 14-mile-long path through parts of Delaware Saturday. Following a severe weather outbreak that ...

NASA is working to reestablish communication with MAVEN, the space agency’s decade-old Mars orbiter, after it suddenly lost contact with Earth this week. In an update Tuesday, NASA said ground ...