Weather News
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Wet Start to the Week for the Pacific Northwest
May 1, 2012; 5:59 AM ET
A storm system heading into the Pacific Northwest is bringing a return of some wet weather to start the new week.
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Storm Duo, Cooldown Moving Across California, West
Apr 26, 2012; 6:45 AM ET
A duo of storm systems will roll ashore along the Pacific Coast with areas of rain, cooler air and thunderstorms.
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Snowstorm Invades Canada
Apr 24, 2012; 3:26 PM ET
Snow and blowing snow made for poor travel in Ontario after a big spring snowstorm invaded Canada from the central Appalachian region.
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Updates on the Central Appalachian Snowstorm
Apr 23, 2012; 5:00 PM ET
Heavy wet snow continues to come down over western and northern Pennsylvania and part of upstate New York.
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April Appalachian Snowstorm, I-80 Corridor Mess
Apr 23, 2012; 12:10 PM ET
A freak April snowstorm will bring difficult travel on I-80 and other highways in the central Appalachians to western Quebec to start the week.
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Spring Northeast Snowstorm on the Way!
Apr 22, 2012; 4:06 PM ET
A wild spring snowstorm is heading toward the Northeast late tonight into Monday.
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Soaking, Flooding Rain in the East Today and Tonight
Apr 22, 2012; 3:28 PM ET
A rapidly strengthening storm system will produce soaking, flooding rain across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today and tonight.
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Drought-Busting Rain on the Way (for Some)
Apr 22, 2012; 6:39 AM ET
A storm is taking aim at the Atlantic Seaboard this weekend and will bring drought-busting rain to some locations, but only temporary relief to others.
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Winter Strikes Back as Snow Blankets Northern Ontario
Apr 17, 2012; 1:15 PM ET
Only four weeks before Monday's road-closing snowstorm, summery warmth shattered March temperature records right across northern Ontario.
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Colorado Foothills, Mountains Snowstorm This Weekend
Apr 14, 2012; 5:58 AM ET
A storm aiming to dump up to a couple of feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada will swing Colorado way this weekend with heavy wet snow.
Daily U.S. Extremes
past 24 hours
| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | 100° | Smyrna, TN |
| Low | 15° | Sunset Crater, AZ |
| Precip | 3.99" | Wadena, MN |
WeatherWhys®
Hail is much more common during the months of May and June compared to July and August. The main reason is the fact that the freezing level is usually higher during July and August as pockets of cold air in the upper atmosphere are less common as the jet stream weakens and retreats farther north.
This Day In Weather History
Leesburg, Va. (1982)
In Leesburg, a suburb of Washington, D.C., 2.20 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes.
Leesburg, Fla. (1989)
A lightning bolt tore a 4-foot-wide hole in the ceiling of a residential dining room and struck a 9-year-old boy between the shoulder blades. Although injured, the boy survived.
Rough Weather
