Weather

How We Did With Last Year’s Winter Predictions

Climate Events and What They Mean

Learn how to protect yourself during dangerously hot weather with these heat wave safety tips and essential facts about extreme heat.

Our Unique Formula to Forecasting Long-Range Weather

Quickly calculate the heat index to see how hot it really feels based on temperature and humidity

Wild Weather Anniversary: Record-Breaking Summer

Largest eruption in recorded history led to global temperature drop

Sun Safety: How Long Does It Take to Burn?

Think lightning won’t strike twice? Think again. Learn essential lightning safety rules, shocking facts, and common myths to avoid during storms.

A stormy season of power outages

What relative humidity is, and how to measure it yourself!

Weather is often more than just weather!

Do You Get Wetter Walking or Running in the Rain?

Learn to Use a Cricket as a Thermometer!

The Year Without a Summer

Why Hail Happens in Summer + Hailstorm Damage Scale

Learn How Weather Has Shaped Our Lives!

NOAA and CSU Hurricane Forecast Summaries

Temperature Extremes Throughout the Galaxy

Or Was It Just a Stroke of Luck?

River in the Sky, Rain and Snow on the Ground!

Estimate the Wind Speed with Your Eyes

Decoding Weather Forecast Percentages: How Probabilities Actually Work

Learn About the Many Different Cloud Types

How Are Hurricanes Named? Who Names Them?

How Waterspouts and Storms Cause Frogs and Fish to Rain

Wild Weather on Thanksgiving Day!

What Are Red Sprites? The Strange Lightning Phenomena Above Thunderstorms

Long-Range Weather Forecasts for Spring 2026 (U.S. Outlook)

Devastating Earthquakes in the United States

The Facts Behind Weather Folklore

What the 2026 Frost Map Means—and Why It Matters for Your Garden

How changing winter weather is reshaping snowpack stability and mountain safety.

Common Climate and Weather Terms

10 Surprising Snow Facts That Will Change the Way You See Winter

What Are Sun Dogs? And How Did They Get Their Name?

Blizzard Definition, Forecasting, and Famous Forecast Failures

Learn How to Prepare for and Survive a Flood

From Fish to Forecaster: What the Herring Run Tells Us About Spring Weather

Know When It's Safe to Be on the Ice

Where is there the Most Snow in the United States

Where are America's Coldest Cities?

How the Medieval Warm Period Shaped Valentine’s Day Traditions

Don’t Get Caught in the Cold: Expert Tips to Survive the Next Blizzard

From Pancakes to Plants: Unexpected Uses for Winter Snow

Discover centuries-old weather proverbs about rain, clouds, and the sky—and learn the science behind these traditional forecasts.

Looking Forward to Super Bowl LX and Back at Super Bowl Weather Through the Years

All About Nor’easters Storms

7 sensible tips to cope with heat when gardening

Why Do Rhododendron Leaves Curl in Cold Weather?

Looking Back at Memorable February Storms

Why Are Cocks or Roosters on Weathervanes?

Who discovered that no two snowflakes are alike?

It was so cold that . . .

The Weather Temperature Roller Coaster

Plus: 5 Tips to Survive Frostbite

5 Historic Moments That Weather Changed Forever

How to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather

Where Did the Snow Go? How Sublimation Makes Ice Vanish

What's in store for spring weather?

Your Long-Range Outlook for Christmas Week Across North America

Will You Have a White Christmas This Year?

Five science-backed benefits of winter snow for plants, soil, and spring growth

Explore traditional New Year’s weather sayings—from onion forecasts to wind lore—and see what they predict for the year ahead.

Let's bust 10 cold weather myths

Tips for Surviving a Power Outage

What to Keep in Your Car or Truck in Case of an Emergency

Signs in nature of a cold winter

What was the weather for the Pilgrims?

It's true! Learn the science behind this weather folklore.

From snowstorms to thaws, The Old Farmer’s Almanac shares its long-range winter predictions for Canada—coast-to-coast.

Are Our Feline Friends Purr-fect Prognosticators?

Your region-by-region Thanksgiving week forecast—rain, snow, and sunshine across the U.S.

Find the Temperature Conversion Formula, Chart, and Calculator!

A Meteorologist Navigates the Mysteries of Wind

Woolly Bear Weather Lore: Caterpillar Predictions Explained

Insects, Spiders, and Other "Creepy-Crawly" Bugs That Forecast Weather

What Supplies Do You Need for an Emergency?

Costly, Deadly, and Destructive Storms

Discover how animals, plants, and old weather rhymes can hint at a harsh or mild winter—and what science says about it.

What Does Your Persimmon Seed Reveal?

Find Out How Cold It Really Feels With Wind Chill

How do long-range predictions by The Old Farmer’s Almanac work?

See how wind makes cold air feel colder—and how fast frostbite can happen.