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The jet stream interacting with warm, moisture-rich air will trigger widespread thunderstorms across the central United States into the weekend, with some of the activity spreading eastward. Storms affecting parts of the Northeast will have a higher chance of causing significant power outages in some communities. As storms develop and track eastward, some will produce...
Rounds of rain and thunderstorms will soak the south-central United States through the weekend, raising the risk of flash flooding. As the flow around a strengthening high-pressure system in the East intensifies into this weekend, Gulf moisture will surge northward into the western Mississippi Valley and Plains, fueling corridors of drenching showers and thunderstorms. A...
Despite the quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring several areas for possible tropical development in the coming days, particularly because they are relatively close to land, including the United States. The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1. Meanwhile, the eastern Pacific recently produced its first tropical depression and Tropical...
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, could organize this weekend and may eventually impact parts of the coast as a hurricane. Following Amanda on the list of names for...
Cooler and less humid air will briefly push into the mid-Atlantic later this weekend, ending the latest surge of heat. However, the cooldown will be short-lived as temperatures and humidity rebound to midsummer levels from the Midwest to the Northeast next week. Afternoon temperatures will peak in the mid-90s through Saturday over the interior mid-Atlantic....
Long before Hurricane Harvey flooded vast swaths of Texas in 2017, the storm of record for the coast of the Lone Star State wasn’t strong enough to be classified as a hurricane. However, Tropical Storm Allison provided nearly as much rainfall as Harvey, causing widespread flooding. Before Harvey became the modern symbol of Texas flooding,...
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, but the start of the season does not quite align with the dates for the earliest sunrise or the latest sunset. Astronomical summer arrives at 4:24 a.m. EDT on June 21, 2026, the precise moment of the solstice. On that day, the Northern Hemisphere receives...
The first of two major planetary alignments of June is about to unfold as Jupiter and Venus shine side-by-side in the evening sky. It will be hard to miss the pairing in the western sky after sunset, as the two can be easily seen without a telescope. Venus will be the brighter of the two,...
Trees growing near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have a remarkable way of protecting themselves when toxic gas drifts their way: They can briefly stop breathing. That ability belongs to native ‘ohi’a lehua trees, which are found in abundance around Kilauea's summit. When wind carries sulfur dioxide gas toward them, the trees can close their stomata, the...
Google is asking federal regulators for permission to release millions of specially treated mosquitoes in Florida and California, but the goal is not to increase populations of biting mosquitoes that already swarm backyards after warm, rainy weather. The company is seeking an experimental use permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a mosquito-control project...
