Tim McGill

Supermoon, Snow, Spectacular Northern Lights, and Summer-Like Heat Are All Part of This Week's Weather Recap The first week of November featured a supermoon, late fall snow, northern lights, summer-like record-breaking heat, and a gustnado.

A week of spectacular sky shows.
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New Study Says Lack of Action on Climate Change is Costing a Life a Minute from Excessive Heat A UCL-led study finds climate inaction is costing a life a minute from extreme heat as global temperatures top 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

The deadly cost of climate change.
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Weekend Forecast: Simultaneous Storms to Track Across Country Bringing Mountain Snow, Heavy Rain, and Severe Weather Two storms will track across the country this weekend bring threats of severe thunderstorms, flooding rains, and heavy snow.

A potpourri of weather this weekend.
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The National Weather Service Upgrades June Tornado to a Rare EF5, First in 12 Years The Enderlin tornado is now EF-5, with 210+ mph winds and “incredible” damage, part of a U.S. tornado season tracking well above average.

The EF-5 tornado drought is over.
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Dangerous Heat On the Rise: New Data Shows 78% of the World’s Land Has Set All-Time Heat Records Since 2000 New data shows extreme heat records are surging—nearly 40% of global land saw its hottest month in just the last few years.

It's getting hot in here.
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U.K. Recovering from Remnants of Humberto as More Tropical Trouble Brews in the Atlantic The remnants of Hurricane Humberto slammed Northern Ireland, and now the National Hurricane Center is tracking what could become Tropical Storm Jerry.

As one system with ties to the tropics leaves the U.K., another tropical system is stirring in the Atlantic.
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A temperature map across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico on Sunday afternoon. 70s and 80s bathe the eastern half of the continent.

This is quite the ridge over the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada.

It's warmer in Moosonee, Ontario—located on the shores of James Bay—than it is down in New Orleans.

Officials issue warning on worsening crisis at massive US lake: 'Alarming' One San Antonio meteorologist sounded the alarm about a flash drought, raising concerns about rapidly declining lake levels in Texas.

Another case of weather whiplash.
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East Coast Braces for Tropical Trouble, Summer-like in the Central U.S., and Wet West Coast as September Ends This Week A complex forecast as September comes to a close and October begins, with Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda giving forecasters fits.

Saying goodbye to September and hello to October next week.
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New study links hurricane size to unexpected factor: 'Like popcorn heated on an uneven pan' Scientists at Purdue University discovered the reason some hurricanes grow rapidly, expanding their destructive power.

Hurricane hotspots...
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Researchers issue warning about worsening hazard that could kill 30,000 Americans per year: 'The impacts are much larger' A new study from Stanford University warns that increasing wildfires, fueled by climate change, could drastically increase deaths from wildfire smoke.

Where there's fire, there's smoke.
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Scientists warn 'warm blob' anomaly in Pacific Ocean could make this winter brutal: 'Spanning a vast region' South of Alaska, sea surface temperatures started surging well above average this summer, and now a warm blob is back.

The "warm blob" is back.
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Take it to the Bank: After the Third-Warmest Summer, 2025 Is on Track for a Top Five Warmest Year Globally After Earth’s 3rd-warmest summer, 2025 is virtually certain to finish among the top five hottest years ever recorded.

Do we see a trend here?
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August National Climate Report Confirms It's a Top Ten Warmest Year for the United States So Far The U.S. had its 12th-warmest summer; August brought western heat, eastern coolness, widespread dryness & Hawai’i’s driest August.

Another unusually warm year marches on for the U.S.
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The Stuff of Nightmares: Which Natural Disasters Scare People the Most? 2025 has seen megafires, tsunamis, and tornadoes. Survey: most Americans fear tornadoes, but disaster preparedness remains low.

Earthquakes and heat waves and tornadoes, oh my! Which keep you up at night?
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A Warmup Wednesday in the North While California Cools Off and the Sunshine State Gets Soaked Heat builds across the northern Plains, California cools sharply, Florida faces heavy rain, and the Northwest risks flooding over wildfire burn scars.

We might need a different name for the Sunshine State this week.
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The 125th Anniversary of the Galveston Hurricane: How the Deadliest U.S. Storm Changed History 125 years after the deadly 1900 Galveston Hurricane, modern forecasting, engineering, and the seawall keep such destruction unlikely today.

Nothing really compares.
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A New NOAA Tool Could Help Those Who Battle Wildfires Get the Upper Hand Wildfire risk is rising. NOAA’s HWP tool uses high-resolution weather models to track hourly changes in fire activity, spread, and smoke emissions.

How the "HWP" could make a difference for firefighters.
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Weekly Weather Recap: Northern Lights Dazzled, a "Volnado" Twirled, Large Wildfires Raged, and Record Temperatures Fell Record cold hit the East, while the West saw heat and megafires. Hawaii’s “volnado” and a rare red aurora added to a wild week of weather headlines.

Wild weather for the end of August and start of September.
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Heat Eases Out West This Weekend While Record Cold Comes for the Central U.S. and the Southwest Gets Soaked by Lorena Much of the U.S. turns unseasonably cool while the South swelters, Lorena’s moisture fuels storms in the Southwest, and high pressure clears skies.

Scorching heat fades during the first weekend of meteorological fall.
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UN weather agency issues concerning findings ahead of upcoming weather phenomenon: 'Not the only factor' The World Meteorological Organization issued a report about the upcoming La Niña pattern and how our planet's temperature is staying above average.

La Niñas are being overwhelmed by a warming world.
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Several Large Wildfire Rage in the West During the First Week of Meteorological Fall Wildfires scorch eight western states. California’s Gifford Fire is nearly contained, while extreme heat and drought challenge firefighters.

The wildfire season in the West blazes on.
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Grieving son makes heartbreaking revelation about father's death after AC broke down: 'You will die here' Two consecutive days with a high temperature soaring to 115 degrees in Bullhead City marked the hottest days of that month.

Heat is by far the leading cause of weather-related deaths.
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Dramatic Drop in Temperatures for Some, Dangerous Heat for Others, and Strong Storms in Wednesday's Forecast Wednesday brings extremes: record heat in the Northwest, unseasonably cold Midwest, and storms with flash flood risks across multiple states.

Did someone say snow?
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Are You Living in One of the U.S.’s Highest-Risk Hurricane Counties? New study ranks Miami and Houston counties highest for hurricane risk as storms grow costlier and more destructive over time.

A new analysis finds which counties face the greatest risk.
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Fall Isn't What It Used to Be - The Season Has Warmed Since 1970 For Every County in the Country Since 1970, fall is hotter in 98% of U.S. cities—prolonging heat, wildfires, and allergens well beyond summer. Every county in the U.S. has warmed.

Fall is starting to feel a lot like summer in many places.
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Hazardous Heat Building in the West, Flooding Risk in Florida and Texas, and Record Cold, All in This Week's Forecast Major to extreme Heatrisk will impact much of the western U.S. during the first week of meteorological fall while the central U.S. stays cool.

Summer spilling over into fall out west.
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Triple-digit records, Midwest chills, Western Wildfires, and Haboobs—America’s Wild Weather Week Had It All Wildfires, drought, and dust storms hammered the West as record temperatures stunned the nation during the last week of summer.

Wind and wildfires made weather headlines.
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Last Weekend of Summer to Feature a Warming West, Cool Pattern Continuing for Most, and a Soaking in the South Heavy rain, flooding, and triple-digit heat: a weekend of weather extremes from Arizona to the Carolinas, and Texas to Montana.

Summer went by too fast.
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Hurricane Katrina Was Supercharged by Climate Change; Today’s Warmer World Could Have Made It Even Worse On Katrina’s 20th anniversary, scientists say climate change boosted its strength, just as warming seas supercharged 2025’s Hurricane Erin

Imagine if Katrina developed today.
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