MISSOULA, Mont. — Spring and summer don't just mean warmer temperatures have arrived -- they also mean severe weather season has returned to western Montana. Severe thunderstorms can hit hard and fast ...

Mud and debris as atmospheric rivers dumped rain in Studio City, Calif., in 2024. Forecasting heavy rain requires measurements from satellites, doppler radar, ocean buoys and other instruments, most ...

AI outperforms traditional weather forecasting in many cases. But a new study shows that when it matters most, current AI ...

Modern-day meteorologists rely on a vast network of advanced technologies to predict the weather, but that wasn’t always the case. Before satellites, computer modeling, and radar systems, people made ...

It was only a generation or two ago that weather forecasts were not to be taken too seriously: funny-guy meteorologists on the local news wisecracking about ruined golf plans. That has long stopped ...

For farmers, every planting decision carries risks, and many of those risks are increasing with climate change. One of the most consequential is weather, which can damage crop yields and livelihoods.

Utilities monitor surface weather through their own networks and external sources like federal, state, and private stations to fill geographic gaps and improve situational awareness. Aggregation ...