Precipitation is simply when water falls down to Earth’s surface as part of the natural water cycle. Precipitation can take ...

The Basic Difference: Time Is Everything When it comes to distinguishing between weather and climate, weather generally covers short and specific timeframes and locations, while climate focuses on ...

A forecast model is essentially a supercomputer that attempts to simulate behaviors in the atmosphere. An ensemble refers to ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you ever looked up at the sky and noticed how different the clouds can be from one day to the next? Clouds are actually powerful indicators of what’s happening in our ...

Winter weather is officially here in Indiana, and for the foreseeable future, it looks like it plans to stick around. Learn these winter weather terms.

Winter precipitation types are determined by the temperatures at and above the surface. The atmosphere is layered like a cake ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - March 2 through March 8 is ‘Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week’ across the state of South Carolina. Each day of this week, we will be covering various Severe Weather Topics to ...

With recent ice storm warnings and winter weather watches, the difference in a weather watch versus a warning can be life threatening. Here are different weather warnings that you should know. The ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – We took one week off, but we are back in action for this week’s “Weather Wednesday” and it’s inspired by both our Cody Mitchell and Richie Cruz who recently asked about clouds so ...

CHILLICOTHE— With Ross County under a severe thunderstorm warning, you might be wondering what kind of weather you can expect throughout the night in into the rest of the week. A warning means that ...

Understanding how to identify distinct types of thunderstorm clouds can give you a significant advantage in preparing for severe weather season in Texas. Even observing how the wind behaves ahead of a ...