ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday increased its forecast chances a system forming off the Florida coast could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said that a large area of showers and thunderstorms has congregated over the eastern Gulf associated with an upper-...Read more

At least 178 million Americans are breathing in smoky air, enduring high heat or contending with catastrophic flooding. That’s more than half of the U.S. population.

About 151 million people living from the northern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and down to the Gulf Coast are again experiencing high heat Friday, according to Bob Oravec, a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to track a system approaching Florida with potential to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said that an area of low pressure is expected to form during the weekend over the northeastern Gulf.

“Some gradual ...Read more

MIAMI — The National Weather Service issued another heat advisory Thursday for all of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. It is the 11th heat advisory issued this month.

And yes, it feels hotter than last year. By comparison, there were 11 heat advisories during the entire summer last year.

The National Weather Service issues a heat...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday began forecasting the potential of a tropical depression or storm forming from a system targeting Florida.

In its 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said an area of low pressure is expected to form during the weekend over the northeastern Gulf.

“Subsequent slow development of this ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS – A fifth day of dangerous heat comes with a new hazard: poor air quality.

Smoke from several wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Ontario will continue sliding south Wednesday, bringing another reason to limit time outdoors, the National Weather Service said.

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With a heat wave expected to peak in Southern California on Wednesday, forecasters are warning of elevated fire risk.

Temperatures are forecast to be 10 to 17 degrees above normal, prompting heat advisories for most of the Los Angeles area, outside of coastal areas, said Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather ...Read more

DENVER — The weather this weekend could be a recipe for rapid wildfire spread in Eastern Washington, according to state officials.

With a potential for record-high temperatures across the state Sunday, a warm and dry trend in Eastern Washington and projected winds, The state Department of Natural Resources is urging residents to use caution ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Predicting the weather is always tricky, with even the most solid forecasts sometimes not living up to the hype.

But over the last few months, the world's weather experts have become more united in the belief that we were going to be hit by a new El Niño climate pattern, and the consensus of computer models suggests it will ...Read more

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has declared a disaster emergency one day after at least four storms known as microbursts ripped through parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, downing trees and power lines and causing electrical outages and road closures.

A disaster emergency declaration allows the city to more quickly mobilize ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — More than 350 people have been rescued from flooded areas of southeast Missouri as of Saturday morning, officials said.

One woman from Crawford County, Faith Gregory, 23, was found dead at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department said.

Gregory was discovered by volunteer searchers in Huzzah Creek about 1.8 ...Read more

After nearly a decade of mounting heat-related deaths, Arizona’s Maricopa County, one of the nation’s hottest and most populous counties, finally saw its first drop in fatalities in 2024 and again in 2025.

But 2026 will be a crucial test. That’s not only because the county faces another brutally hot summer, but also because it's the final...Read more

California’s first storms of the monsoon season are expected to arrive this weekend, raising concerns about heightened wildfire risk.

The storms could reach Central California as early as Sunday, bringing gusty winds across the Sierra Nevada and a 10% chance of lightning but producing very little rain, said Carlos Molina, meteorologist with ...Read more

A strong El Niño is virtually certain to develop this year, federal scientists say, and may end up being one of the strongest such events on record.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday that there's a 97% chance El Niño will be either "strong" or "very strong" over a three-month period ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Already melting in the warm weather? Boise is about to get even hotter.

High temperatures in Idaho’s capital city are expected to hit triple digits for the first time in 2026, likely on Friday.

“High pressure continues to build across the Great Basin through the weekend (bringing) hot and dry conditions,” the National ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas has not seen 110-degree temperatures this year. That is about to change.

Starting today, the valley is expected to hit 110 or above for the next four days. Today’s forecast high is 110; Thursday is 111, Friday is 110 and Saturday is 111. Tuesday’s high at Harry Reid International Airport was 108.

The last time Las ...Read more