You're about to walk your dog, but the sky looks ominous. You pull out your phone, open your favorite weather app, and see that it's about to pour. You wait for the rain to pass. Or maybe you ...

What is an omega block? According to Weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Erdman, "if you trace the path of the jet stream across the U.S. from the West to the East, you will trace out the Greek ...

A potential multiday severe weather outbreak has tens of millions of people in more than 25 states on alert for powerful thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts and even … ...

It is easy to see from this week how the weather affects business continuity. A powerful spring storm system will bring the threat of tornadoes and damaging winds from Oklahoma, through the ...

One of the ways that federal scientists obtain vital weather data is being curtailed by budget cuts from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. At least 11 National Weather ...

An “Omega block” is setting up across the US, and forecasters warn that it will lead to a stagnant pattern with prolonged periods of warmth in some areas and steady rain in others.

If something more serious were to occur, and the other satellites were also experiencing issues, the essential stream of weather monitoring data could be compromised for days, according to Spinrad ...

So, if your weather app shows a 30% chance of rain, it means there is a 30% likelihood (roughly one in three) that at least 0.01 inches of rain will fall at that time and location.

Definition of severe weather. Severe weather is officially defined as a storm that produces one of the following: wind gusts 58+ mph, tornadoes or hail over 1 inch in diameter.

More severe weather is forecast to hit the central U.S. this week, where communities are recovering from a recent bout of deadly storms.