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A storm developing near southern New Mexico and north-central Mexico this weekend will spread rounds of rain and thunderstorms across southern and central Texas, bringing a risk of flash flooding to some areas. Most of the Southwest will stay dry over the next week, but this storm will carve out a wetter zone farther east....
Temperatures will drop in stages across the Northeast through mid-November, with cool, showery weather this weekend that could give way to more widespread rain and snow showers later next week. The colder weather pattern will replace the prolonged stretch of unusual warmth that dominated the East in late October and early November, although no major...
A series of storms carrying long plumes of moisture, known as atmospheric rivers, will bring heavy rain, strong winds and mountain snow to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Flooding and strong winds will disrupt travel, while heavy snow will increase avalanche concerns in the mountains. The rain and mountain snow will occur in rounds,...
October 2026 was the warmest October ever measured worldwide, extending a run of global heat that has now topped a key climate benchmark for three months in a row. The global average surface air temperature was 59.6 degrees Fahrenheit (15.35 degrees Celsius), according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). That was 1.6 F (0.90...
A hummingbird feeder near Colorado Springs attracted an extraordinary visitor this fall: a brightly colored bird normally found more than 1,000 miles to the south. The surprise guest was a Mexican violetear, a shimmering green hummingbird with flashes of blue-violet feathers on the sides of its head. The bird was recorded on video visiting a...
Earth's moon appears to have a little company. Astronomers have identified a tiny space rock as a likely mini-moon, a temporary companion caught by our planet's gravity. Called 2026 QQ8, the object was discovered by astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky on Aug. 20, according to EarthSky. Its visit apparently began months before anyone spotted it, with Earth's...
High-water rescues were underway early Thursday near the Georgia-Tennessee border after more than a foot of rain fell in some areas, triggering flash flood emergencies and sending a river to a record level. The Toccoa River rose more than 15 feet overnight, reaching 18.05 feet and surpassing the previous record of 17.8 feet set on...
As the Atlantic hurricane season progresses through its last official month, AccuWeather meteorologists have assigned a low risk of tropical or subtropical development south of Bermuda. “A broad area of low pressure situated a few miles above the sea surface has the potential to spin down into the lower atmosphere and gradually intensify into a...
A visitor was spotted climbing the unfinished Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in California last week as the project quickly approaches its opening date. On Oct. 28 at about 6 a.m. PDT, cameras captured the first photo of a large mammal, a coyote, climbing the southern slope of the crossing, which is scheduled to officially open to wildlife on Dec. 2, 2026. The...
Areas of rain and cooler air will sweep across the Northeast into this weekend, ending a prolonged dry stretch in many areas. In some coastal areas, so much rain may fall as to lead to urban flooding. Before this week’s rain, the last time most locations across the Northeast experienced measurable precipitation was back in...
