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New York and Northeast Set for Slippery Commute on Ice Thursday

New York City and the Northeast will slip into Thursday morning’s rush hour on a carpet of sleet, freezing rain and possible snow. Winter weather advisories are up from Oklahoma to Massachusetts in advance of the fast-moving system that will …

AccuWeather Forecasts Multi-Region Weekend Weather Events

More than 10 million people will be at risk for a four-day stretch of severe weather expected to rumble through the South and Southeast United States in the coming days, according to an AccuWeather media release issued on Thursday. In …

AccuWeather’s 2024 White Christmas Forecast Calls for Snow in More Areas

Long-range forecasters say more towns and cities across the U.S. could experience a white Christmas this year compared to 2023, bringing a slight possibility that more than half the nation could have some snow on the rooftops on Dec. 25. …

AccuWeather’s US Winter Forecast Calls for a Temperature Roller Coaster

Long-range meteorologists are forecasting a temperature roller coaster through December after a cold start to the month in the Eastern U.S. December started with an Arctic blast that brought cold air to much of east, leaving much of the West …

Arctic Weather Disrupts Power and Transport Across Europe

Snow and ice are disrupting transport and straining power grids, after the first major storms of the winter season hit northern Europe. Northern France is under a orange weather warning, after Storm Caetano left as much as 20 centimeters (8 …

NYC Walloped by Fast-Moving Snow Storm That Surpasses Forecasts

A surprisingly robust winter storm blanketed New York City with snow at the start of the long holiday weekend, leaving streets slippery and coated with powder and delaying air travel for the second time in a week. Residents of Brooklyn …

The Role of Forensic Meteorologists in Winter Weather Analysis

Winter is complicated whether we are judging the start or stop time of a winter event, the type of precipitation that has occurred, or the amount of accumulation. This article references numerous peer-reviewed studies regarding how winter precipitation greatly affects …

Warming Causes More Extreme Rain, Not Snow, over Mountains and Scientists Say that’s a Problem

A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year as well as long-term water shortages, a new study found. Using rain and …

California Storm Blackouts Plunge Silicon Valley into Darkness

Utility workers raced to restore power to parts of central California, after the latest atmospheric river struck the state with heavy rain and blasting winds, plunging parts of Silicon Valley into darkness. Falling trees took down power lines and blocked …

New England, Upstate New York, Bracing for Winter Storm

Parts of New England, upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey were bracing Monday for a winter storm that could drop more than 12 inches (30 centimeters) of heavy, wet snow. The National Weather Service says the storm …