Here's a close-up view of a relatively "young" (less than 10 million years old) crater on the moon. The picture was taken from roughly 70 miles above the surface. It shows the crater is nearly about 13 miles in diameter…

Temperatures are plunging tonight with current wind chills way down in the 20's. This cold air, originating from the middle of Canada, is going to be with us for a few days. So bundle up!

After a rainy Tuesday, it's going to get really cold. A blast of bitter cold will plunge down from Canada - all the way to Florida. That means low temperatures dipping all the way down to the mid 20's Tuesday…

The planet Mercury will pass in front of the sun on Monday. That's called the Transit of Mercury. Earthsky.org says: "Mercury will come into view on the sun’s face around 7:36 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:36 UTC; translate UTC to your time)…

Copernicus - The European Earth Observation Programme, that  focuses on observing the earth, has concluded that October 2019 was the warmest October on record. "Globally, October was 0.69°C warmer than the average October from 1981-2010, making it by a narrow…

Thursday night into Friday will deliver the first snow storm of the season for the Northeastern US. Best estimates at this time are that the major cities (Boston, New York) will be mostly rain with the heaviest snow inland. But…

Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday at 2:00 AM. So don't forget to set your clocks back by an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. Earthsky.org says: Benjamin Franklin was one of the first thinkers to endorse the…

Wondering about weather extremes and trends on Halloween in Columbia? Coldest: 31° in 2008. Hottest: 88° in 1950. Wettest: 2.25 inches of rain in 1988. And the October lows have warmed roughly 4.5° since the early 1970's.

The Los Angeles National Weather Service Office issued the strongest language to warn of the fire danger from tonight's winds. I've never seen language this strong to describe the threat from these winds.

Many parts of California are once again on fire. The warm, dry wind is fanning the flames with gusts over 80 mph. More than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes. The two biggest fires are the Kincade…

Once again California is bracing itself. Very strong winds that are hot and dry will be howling this weekend. Some spots could see gusts to 80 mph. When a fire gets swept up in that, there aren't enough fire hoses…

The weather has finally cooled off over the past week or so. But before that, it was quite a long spell of much warmer than average temperatures. August was a bit warmer than average, coming in at 1.5° warmer than…

Get ready for a good soaking. Tropical Storm Nestor will deliver plenty of rain for the Midlands on Saturday and Saturday night. The rain will start by late morning and won't completely wind down until late Saturday night. Storm totals…

A tropical system in the Gulf is starting to take shape. We can't call it a tropical storm just yet because it doesn't have strong enough winds. But it's expected to develop over the next few days and head our…