El Niño is often discussed for its influence on hurricane season, but the climate pattern can also affect rainfall, drought, ...

Homeowners and emergency planners along the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts got a rare piece of good news on May 21, 2026, when ...

An accident involving an experienced IFR pilot under seemingly benign weather conditions highlights the dangers of underestimating low-level wind shear and turbulence, which led to spatial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia ...

Wind shear is the change in wind speed or direction with height, and it can either disrupt tropical storms and hurricanes or help thunderstorms become stronger and more organized. Imagine trying to ...

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...

Graphic of an aircraft encountering microbursts during takeoff and approach. Generally an aircraft would first be exposed to increasing head wind which brings higher airspeed and leads to increased ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Pinpoint Weather 12 Meteorologists Tony Petrarca and T.J. Del Santo discussed the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season on Beyond the Forecast. In the video above, Tony and T.J ...

Mesoscale convective systems are a class of storm linked to extensive flooding and other destructive hazards in many regions globally. In West Africa, soil moisture impacts provide a valuable source ...