Weather has always had a habit of defying the people who study it most. Models improve, satellites sharpen, and forecasters ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Forecasters are closely watching a developing system that could affect parts of the East Coast this weekend, and with it has come familiar storm terminology — including nor’easter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image shows Houston radar as a powerful derecho approaches the city in May 2024. (NOAA's National Weather Service) During ...

StarTalk explores the basics behind how storms form.

NOAA explains that bombogenesis “describes a midlatitude cyclone that rapidly intensifies” over a 24-hour period. This rapid intensification is measured by how much the storm’s central pressure falls ...

DALLAS — You'll hear our team of meteorologists talk a lot about "the cap" this spring. Is it just an excuse for a busted forecast? Absolutely not! Here's what the cap is, where it comes from, how it ...

The Parker Solar Probe has uncovered a surprising clue about how solar storms form, revealing new particle behaviour that ...

During springtime in Houston, a steamy afternoon can quickly give way to towering cumulonimbus clouds overhead. Often called “popcorn storms,” these cells bubble up quickly and fade just as fast. But ...