A new ice age, a collapsing polar vortex, and the arrival of El Niño 2024 could mean extreme weather ahead. Scientists warn ...

Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance ...

NOAA's seasonal precipitation outlook map for winter 2025. The weather service's outlook for precipitation ... at 10:03 a.m., ...

The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States: For this region, a weak La Niña can be very unpredictable. Sometimes the jet stream’s storm track is too far north to deliver major snow. At other times, a ...

Temperatures are cooling in Illinois, which means the first snow of the season isn't too far away. Here's when to expect. the ...

CLEVELAND — High above the Arctic, swirling like a giant icy crown, the polar vortex is a permanent feature of our atmosphere — yes, it’s always there. This vast, spinning pool of cold air sits in the ...

The Pacific Ocean along the equator is where a phenomenon called La Niña develops. La Niña is the “cool sister” to El Niño.

Believe it or not, how much snow we see this winter or how much those thermometers drop in January is controlled, in part, by ocean water temperatures thousands of miles away. The Pacific Ocean along ...

Like last year, North Carolina's 2025 winter weather predictions from The Old Farmer's Almanac are somewhat at odds with NOAA ...

USA TODAY's detailed map lets you explore snowfall accumulation over the past ... "Explicit predictability of the strength of the stratospheric polar vortex is limited unfortunately to about 2-3 weeks ...

With colder weather on the way, here's what the Old Farmer's Almanac says about the Thanksgiving forecast and winter weather predictions for North Carolina, including Western N.C. Polar vortex stirs .

A sharp change from the recent warm temperatures in Rhode Island, the National Weather Service has posted a freeze watch for the Providence area Thursday night into Friday morning, Oct. 9 – 10, as a ...