A strong polar vortex doesn't cause cold weather — it does the opposite. Here's what to know about polar vortices, how they ...

The Sun looks like a warm yellow sphere with a surface covered with glowing messy hair. The yellow glow extends to the edges of the image, with some regions brighter than others. Many bright yellow ...

Heavy rainfall swept across North and Central Jersey on July 14, causing road closures, power outages, and flash floods that left two people dead and numerous motorists in need of rescue from ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm is causing the northern lights to be visible across the United States. While creating beautiful auroras, intense solar storms can also threaten power grids and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Temperatures soared to above average for many in KELOLAND on Wednesday. Meteorologist Jaelyn Borresen explains what is behind all of the heat. It has been another hot day in ...

Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. She helps lead national and breaking news coverage and shapes editorial workflows. A massive wall of dust — called a haboob — hit the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lightning is a staple of West Michigan weather, but many natives might not know how this common phenomenon is made. Lightning is caused in cumulus clouds when ice ...

Hail forms when raindrops are swept upward into freezing layers of a thunderstorm by strong updrafts. They grow by colliding with more water droplets in the atmosphere. Some freeze instantly, trapping ...

The snow of record on Thanksgiving in our area happened more than 100 years ago. There is only one living North Carolinian ...