Embers from wildfires can be lofted and carried by the strong winds, landing several miles away. This can ignite a brand new ...

Jennifer Gray is a weather and climate writer for weather.com. She has been covering some of the world's biggest weather and climate stories for the last two decades.

Sea surface temperatures are vital measurements that indicate the warmth of the ocean's top layer, influencing weather ...

This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Winter may be fading, but ...

This happens because the water trapped in the ground freezes and expands in cold weather, then contracts when it thaws. Over time, this cycle can wreak havoc on roads, sidewalks, and even building ...

As winter loosens its grip and temperatures begin to rise, the transition from winter to spring isn’t always pretty. The frozen landscapes of mountains and valleys begin to transform. Snowmelt ...

But if you want to read weather reports from other places, here are 18 weather words you might not know, and what they mean. Water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow or hail.

This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Sometimes, cold air ...