Weather

NOAA's GOES-East satellite provided a look at the frigid eastern two-thirds of the U.S. on Wednesday that shows a blanket of northern snow, lake-effect snow from the Great Lakes and clouds behind the Arctic cold front.

National

NASA Map Shows Just How Cold It Is In Eastern U.S.

11:24am January 08, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Arctic Air moved as far south as Florida and Texas on Wednesday. The low temperatures will persist today.

A map showing low temperatures across the U.S.

National

Weather: Flooding Out West, Intense Cold To The East

10:58am January 06, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The East Coast is experiencing the coldest temperatures of the year, while the Pacific Northwest saw flooding and evacuations because of heavy rain.

A map showing the forecast low temperatures.

National

Oh, It's Winter: Huge Swath Of U.S. Will Be Bitterly Cold

8:25am January 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Some parts of Wisconsin will see a windchill of 30 below, and most of the country — all the way down to Florida — will see temperatures plunge.

The drought forced many citrus farmers near Orange Cove, Calif., to mulch their trees because they couldn't afford to keep them alive. Recent rain and new groundwater regulations have eased the crisis, but only slightly.

Rain Eases California Drought Anxiety, If Not The Actual Drought

1:25pm January 01, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

This year was the third-driest on record for the state, but recent storms, plus new groundwater regulations, have given the hardest-hit agricultural towns a glimmer of hope.

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An Indonesian police officer in Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun carries part of a plane found floating on the water near the site where AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared on Sunday.

World News

A Break In Weather Allows Search For AirAsia Jet To Resume

1:34am January 01, 2015

by Martha Ann Overland

Blue skies and calmer seas mean divers can enter the water to look for bodies. Also a source close to the investigation says radar shows the jet climbed steeply before crashing into the Java Sea.

A weather map showing a rain forecast for the next seven days.

National

'Pineapple Express' Brings Winds, Rain To Northern California

2:02pm December 11, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

There are power outages and school closures, as well as flight and transit delays. But the system will provide some relief to farmers affected by a three-year drought.

National

'Pineapple Express' Forecast To Drench The Parched West Coast

2:49pm December 10, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Some parts of California are expected to receive up to 9 inches of rain. Parts of Washington state may see more than 10 inches. That would be the most rain the region has gotten since 2009.

Marina owner Mitzi Richards carries her granddaughter in September as they walk on their boat dock at the dried up lake bed of Huntington Lake in California, which was at only 30 percent capacity as a severe drought continued. The state was in the grip of

2014 To Be Warmest Year On Record, U.N. Weather Agency Says

11:10pm December 04, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The World Meteorological Organization says that so far, 2014 is 1.03 degrees Fahrenheit above a benchmark average. It would be the 38th consecutive year with an above normal global average, it says.

People walk through falling snow Wednesday at a rest stop on Interstate 95 outside Baltimore, in Aberdeen, Md.

Messy Winter Storm Snarls Thanksgiving Travel

9:46pm November 26, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Hub airports in the middle of the country are choked with delays, while a tenth of the flights at some Northeast airports aren't taking off at all. Meanwhile, drivers are navigating slushy roads.

A house is obscured by windblown, lake-effect snow on Tuesday.

National

Historic Snowstorm Buries Western New York, Kills 7

1:28am November 20, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Driven by the lake effect, the storm dumped up to 60 inches of snow in some areas, paralyzing an area used to huge snow totals.