The polar vortex is a broad, fast ribbon of cold air that encapsulates the Arctic high in the stratosphere. Stable, it confines cold air near the North Pole. Unstable, it is rocked and stretched out ...

A sharp change from the warm recent temperatures in Rhode Island, the NWS has posted a freeze watch for the Providence area on Thursday night.

The mean first frost in the Providence is Oct. 23, but that varies by town. See the cities and towns the National Weather ...

Fall may have only just arrived, but we know many in our region are already looking ahead to what winter may bring us. Our ...

That means days are getting shorter, the weather is turning cooler, and winter is — gasp — on the horizon. The season will ...

Scientists hope to prevent deaths from climate change, but heat and cold are more complicated than we thought.

The start of winter is just a few weeks away, and it could be a stormy season for parts of the United States, weather ...

Meet Lee Pera, a tiny house community builder and geographer in Washington DC. She built an 18’ tiny house on wheels to explore the meaning of home and bring people together. This endeavor led to ...

From bone-chilling blizzards and hurricane-force winds to devastating droughts and biblical-style floods, these are the worst weather events the world has experienced in the last century.