To be classified as a derecho, a windstorm must have winds of at least 58 mph, some gusts over 75 mph and a wind damage path ...

A rip current is a fast, narrow stream of water that flows away from shore, and can pose a serious danger to swimmers and ...

Pogonip is a rare freezing fog that forms in very cold valleys of the western U.S., coating surfaces with frost.

A frost quake, also called a cryoseism, is a rare weather phenomenon that occurs during extremely cold winter conditions.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Cold Weather Advisories have been put into place across the Pacific Northwest this week, but many might be unaware of the new cold weather terms. Portland, and much of the ...

A “fogdog” is a nautical term that means a bright or clear spot in a bank of fog. For sailors caught in thick fog, a fogdog can sometimes be the only means of finding the shore. According to some 19th ...

The Fujiwhara Effect occurs when two nearby tropical cyclones begin orbiting each other, sometimes merging into a single, ...

A waxing moon is the phase when the moon’s visible light grows each night, moving from a thin crescent toward full.

Greater Cincinnati is bracing for a possible winter storm expected to blanket the region in snow early next week. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for portions of Southwest ...

“Stay tuned for a weather impact update,” says the man on the television. I have problems with the word impact and not just because it’s one of those words that can be both a noun and a verb. Impact ...

The polar vortex is making a return to the forecast, but the counterintuitive weather feature is nothing to fear.