CHICAGO — Beginning Saturday, Chicagoans can expect intense heat compounded by muggy humidity for the next several days. The National Weather Service has declared an extreme heat warning in Cook County from 10 a.m. Saturday through midnight Tuesday.

Daytime temperatures may reach 97 degrees on Saturday, with a peak afternoon heat index of 106...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Californians had electricity shut off Friday with even more possibly losing power over the weekend due to heightened wildfire risks from a weather system that is bringing dry, gusty winds across much of the state.

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest utility, turned off power to almost 7,000 customers in ...Read more

CHICAGO — Hot, steamy air blowing into Illinois from a heat dome moving east across the country has kicked off at least a week of dangerous heat, with humidity peaking Saturday through Monday. These kinds of sticky temperatures with little to no overnight relief can pose a major to extreme risk to the health of anyone without access to ...Read more

Possible thunderstorms are in the forecast for around the time President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. military parade is scheduled to get underway Saturday. But marchers may catch a break.

The event honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, which also falls on Trump’s 79th birthday, is scheduled to hit its stride at 6:30 p.m. when tanks...Read more

Extreme heat is already killing people this year as Southern Nevada braves its first string of days in triple-digit temperatures.

Heat has been a factor in three deaths so far, according to a Wednesday news release from the Clark County coroner’s office. Helping prevent heat-related death has been a priority of local governments and ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia caught forecasters by surprise in 2023 when the storm rapidly intensified into a major hurricane overnight as it hurtled toward Florida’s west coast.

The Gulf of Mexico was record-hot that summer, fueling tropical activity and a mass coral reef die-off, but Idalia’s jump from a Category 1 to a Category 4 ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Palm Beach County officials on Tuesday urged the public to stay vigilant for storms now that the six-month hurricane season has started. And they’re telling residents how to prepare.

The region has been spared of a direct hit by hurricanes for many years, making it “very lucky,” said Mary Blakeney, the county’s...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared of a state of emergency for Allegan County, Baraga County and the City of Lansing on Tuesday after a round of tornadoes and severe weather hit the areas on May 15.

The declaration makes state resources available to support the local response and recovery efforts and might also allow ...Read more

Now that the Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun, lawmakers and emergency preparedness officials around the country are becoming anxious about the Trump administration’s staffing cuts at the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The NWS, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center began forecasting the potential a system could form off the Southeast coast of the United States this week.

In its 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook Monday, NHC forecasters said a nontropical area of low pressure is expected to form in the next couple of days.

“If the system remains offshore, the low could ...Read more

Major wildfires that have ripped through northeastern Minnesota are largely contained, but the hot, dry weather is expected to test suppression efforts through Monday.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports a “very high” fire risk in the area of the Jenkins Creek fire, which spread across more than 16,000 acres and was 94% ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Another potentially dangerous hurricane season officially begins Sunday and with forecasters calling for an “above-average” number of storms, Floridians should have their initial preparations in place soon.

We can expect an above-average season over the next six months due to many factors, including hot Atlantic ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — There are 26 letters in the alphabet but only 21 are set aside each year for potential tropical storm and hurricane names in areas tracked by the National Hurricane Center.

The names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season are Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, ...Read more

MIAMI — On the eve of hurricane season, Florida’s top disaster official promised Floridians that they will see no changes to the state’s hurricane response despite the turmoil at Federal Emergency Management Agency over staff cuts and proposed slashes to state disaster aid.

Kevin Guthrie, the executive director of Florida’s Division of ...Read more

MIAMI — Plumes of Saharan dust are heading to Florida and may be seen by the weekend, according to forecasters.

But will the dust affect the weather?

In the short term, the rain in the forecast the next several days won’t be tempered by the dust, said Ana Torres-Vasquez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami.

But the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES – A heat wave is set to inflict misery on nearly the entire length of California starting Friday.

Triple-digit heat is expected up and down the state, pushing record-level temperatures for the first time this year. Heat advisories are in effect for large swaths of the region over the course of the two-day heat wave, with possible ...Read more

WILSONVILLE, Ga. — South Georgia farmer Drew Walker knew Hurricane Helene was headed for Florida‘s Big Bend region, but couldn’t imagine it would ravage swathes of farm and timberland more than 100 miles inland.

Around 1 a.m. on Sept. 26, the storm‘s rumbling winds woke Walker out of bed at his home in Wilsonville, about 25 miles ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. – Leslie and Frank Hall had just rebuilt their home on the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Idalia in 2023 when they watched in horror as Hurricane Helene — a monster of a storm — barreled into their coastal community last September and wiped out their house and business.

It was a staggering one-two punch for the couple and ...Read more