Much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains is hunkered down for what could be the worst winter storm of the season.

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

In the United States, our weather patterns usually travel from the west to the east. Sometimes, we can see variations in that a system will move in from the northwest or southwest, but Missourians ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a large-scale climate pattern that has an impact on the ...

An oppressive heat wave baked Western Europe this week, setting record high temperatures in France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. In India, a severe drought has choked water supplies in the ...

Weather patterns like heat waves or dry spells can sometimes stall over one region. A new University of Arizona study found clues about why. The researchers analyzed tree rings from centuries-old ...

Despite a cold start to winter, snowfall remains near or below normal in much of Maine.