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Rain and Snow Totals Through New Year's Day

New Year Storm Drenches California

Not a week after an atmospheric river’s deluge, rainfall returns to California to embrace the New Year!

Today's Weather Outlook

After an overall quieter day of weather on Tuesday, Mother Nature brings a soggy, snowy forecast.

2025 Year in Review: Billion-Dollar Disasters From May through June

Between May and June, six billion-dollar disasters caused by severe weather struck the nation.

EF3 tornado damage near Plantersville, Alabama

2025 Year in Review: Billion-Dollar Disasters From February Through April

From flash flooding to large tornadoes, February through April had some of the costliest and most deadly billion dollar disasters of 2025.

Photos and videos from the Palisades Fire that started in the City of Los Angeles, January 8, 2025. (CAL FIRE_Official via Wikimedia Commons)

2025 Year in Review: Billion Dollar Disasters - The California Wildfires

One of the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters of 2025 occurred in southern California.

Large wall of dust approaching Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport at around 5:30 PM MST (Photo credit: Mike Olbinski via NWS)

2025 Year in Review: Extreme Weather - July Through December

No shortage of extreme weather...

2025 Year in Review: Billion Dollar Disasters - The California Wildfires

One of the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters of 2025 occurred in southern California.

2025 Year in Review: Extreme Weather - July Through December

No shortage of extreme weather...

A frame from an automated video of a tornado and its mesocyclone that derailed multiple train cars near Enderlin, North Dakota and destroyed multiple homes on June 20, 2025. (ChrisWx via Wikimedia Commons)

2025 Year in Review: Extreme Weather - January through June

The first half of 2025 saw extreme weather events in the U.S. and across the globe, including a huge snow storm on the Gulf Coast the end of the EF-5 tornado drought in the United States.

2025 Year in Review: Powerful Hurricanes in the Atlantic

The U.S. may have been spared from major impacts, but other areas were not so lucky, in particular Jamaica which took a direct hit from Category 5 Melissa.

Flu Update Valid For Week Ending December 13, 2025

Weekly Flu Update: Flu Spreading Hard Across U.S.

Flu season is picking up quickly across the U.S. as winter digs into more of the country.

Weekly Drought Map for December 25, 2025

Widespread Drought Degradation Despite Active Weather Pattern

The weather pattern was highly variable across the U.S. this week, leading to mixed results.

California was affected by a historic drought from 2011-2016. When faced with a water shortage, agricultural land in California’s Central Valley that remains unplanted, or “fallow,” tends to increase markedly because farmers are unable to fully irrigate their crops. (NASA Goddard Photo and Video)

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

While weather and climate are both changes in the atmosphere, the difference between them is a measure of time

Widespread Drought Degradation Despite Active Weather Pattern

The weather pattern was highly variable across the U.S. this week, leading to mixed results.

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

While weather and climate are both changes in the atmosphere, the difference between them is a measure of time

The U.S. Drought Monitor showing widespread drought conditions in the western and central U.S. on October 4, 2022

What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?

The drought monitor is the go-to product used by many meteorologists, but what exactly is the weekly map showing?

A blanket of smog lays over Los Angeles in September 2011. Source: Temeku, Wikimedia Commons

What is the Air Quality Index?

What is the Air Quality Index and how can pollutants impact your health?

Asthma and the Weather

During an asthma attack, the airways in and out of your lungs narrow and your body makes extra mucus, both of which make it hard for you to breathe.

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New Year Storm Drenches California

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2025 Year in Review: Billion-Dollar Disasters From May through June

2025 Year in Review: Billion-Dollar Disasters From February Through April

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2025 Year in Review: Billion Dollar Disasters - The California Wildfires

2025 Year in Review: Extreme Weather - July Through December

2025 Year in Review: Billion Dollar Disasters - The California Wildfires

2025 Year in Review: Extreme Weather - July Through December

2025 Year in Review: Extreme Weather - January through June

2025 Year in Review: Powerful Hurricanes in the Atlantic

Weekly Flu Update: Flu Spreading Hard Across U.S.

Widespread Drought Degradation Despite Active Weather Pattern

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

Widespread Drought Degradation Despite Active Weather Pattern

Weather vs. Climate: What Is The Difference?

What Is The U.S. Drought Monitor?

What is the Air Quality Index?

Asthma and the Weather