The wedge is a Southeast U.S. weather pattern where cold air becomes trapped against the Appalachians, creating chilly, ...

Mesovortices are small, intense areas of rotation that can spin inside or around the eye of a powerful hurricane, creating ...

The cone of uncertainty shows the predicted path of a hurricane’s center, expanding over time to reflect growing forecast ...

Senior writer Chris DeWeese edits Morning Brief, The Weather Channel’s newsletter.

A marine layer is a cool, dense layer of air over the ocean that often brings coastal fog, low clouds and cooler temperatures ...

When rain refuses to fall for weeks on end, a dry spell can gradually become a full-on drought. But what do meteorologists and other scientists look for to confirm it’s actually a drought? The ...

The sun heats the Earth’s surface with solar radiation, and how quickly it heats everything up depends on the color of the surfaces being heated. Albedo is the term that describes the fraction of ...

With temperatures finally between the 70s and 40s, David and Ryan stroll through Dothan to ask if others are enjoying the ...