When does the new hurricane cone come out? What does 18Z mean? When do the GFS and Euro update? Here’s your plain-English guide to following a tropical storm or hurricane.

“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight” sounds like weather folklore. But there’s real atmospheric science hiding inside that old rhyme.

A powerful nor’easter threatening Boston could produce one of baseball’s strangest road trips of the year: Red Sox vs. Cubs at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Forecasters knew El Niño could suppress the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. But six named storms, zero hurricanes and ACE 92% below normal? Here’s what they missed.

NOAA says there’s now a 75% chance this El Niño reaches historic strength. Here’s what that could mean for winter where you live.

Fall doesn’t gradually arrive. Astronomically, it begins at one exact moment. Here’s what actually happens to Earth when summer officially becomes fall.

A space rock slammed into the Moon and carved a crater two football fields wide. But the strangest thing it left behind wasn’t the hole. It was a four-mile-wide patch of the Moon that became colder.

That ridiculously bright "star" near the horizon isn't a star at all. It's Venus, and the reason it can become so dazzling involves clouds, distance and one surprising cosmic balancing act.

The Northern Lights may appear across parts of the northern U.S. Wednesday night. But here’s the strange part: your phone might see them even when you can’t.

Lindsay Clancy’s reported core body temperature was 82.1°F after she was found outside her Massachusetts home. Could the weather, frozen ground and her injuries help explain such profound hypothermia?

Weather usually swirls. But Saturn’s atmosphere can organize itself into enormous shapes with surprisingly straight sides. Scientists already knew about its famous hexagon. Now they’ve discovered a 10-sided pattern, too.

That old rule about putting away your white clothes after Labor Day has a surprisingly nerdy connection to summer heat, fall weather, dirty streets and wealthy Americans.

Clouds look soft enough to grab from the ground. But what would happen if you actually reached one? The surprising answer may be something you’ve experienced many times.

It’s September, meteorological fall has begun, and a huge part of the country is roasting. Surely this is Indian summer, right? Probably not.

Think September means summer is over? Not so fast. From rapidly shrinking daylight to triple-digit heat and even snow, September has a few surprises left.

Meteorologists say fall begins September 1. Your sweating lawn chair may disagree. Here’s why weather has its own calendar and what really starts changing.

On August 27 and 28, Earth’s shadow will swallow about 96% of the Moon. The really fascinating part is what has to happen in space to make it possible.

Lightning can make glass, produce enormous red flashes above storms, stretch hundreds of miles and even be associated with antimatter. Here are five of its strangest tricks.

Hurricanes roam the Pacific every year, but actually hitting Hawaii is remarkably rare. Tropical Storm Lala is putting that history in the spotlight as it approaches the Big Island.

A 40% chance of rain doesn’t automatically mean cancel the soccer game, cookout or concert. Check these four things before deciding what to do.