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In Tornado Alley, meteorologists are using autonomous drones to fill forecasting gaps and capture real-time weather data. WSJ followed the team working to make this tech the new standard. Photo: ...

Forecasting isn’t just about today’s weather; it borrows big ideas from climate research 🌦️. Short-term forecasts and long-term trends come together to sharpen what we predict 📈. Science stacks data ...

Will April’s weather in New Jersey feature warm temperatures and lots of showers, the kind that, as the old saying goes, bring May flowers? Early predictions suggest wild temperature swings and a wet ...

After a brief break, severe weather is returning to the forecast as April begins – mainly across the central United States, with severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flooding downpours all possible.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Code Blue has been issued for Tuesday evening due to forecasted low temperatures expected overnight in Buffalo and across Erie County. The Code Blue shelter at the Buffalo City ...

As the calendar soon turns to April, it appears that we can finally shed all talk of the polar vortex until next winter as milder weather takes hold across much of the eastern U.S. and a cool-down ...

Earlier this month, scientists at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, issued an “El Niño Watch” for this summer. They said there is a 62% chance that El Niño conditions will ...

Originally from Richmond, Caroline is in her final semester at Virginia tech (Go Hokies!). She will graduate in May 2026 with a degree in Meteorology. Having lived in Blacksburg for the past few years ...