Weather News

Bing Crosby didn't have to dream of a white Christmas - he could bank on it. The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year.

Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.

Snow and freezing rain was expected before a storm moves out of New England Saturday morning, leaving strong winds behind.

High winds are expected to continue through today with gust up to 45 mph, according to forcasters at Accuweather.com Temperatures are going to be in the 50s, though will feel like the high 30s.

THE death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said.

Where'd this come from? A day after a picturesque Thanksgiving in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the National Weather Service is forecasting a small winter storm to sweep through the area, with as much as a half-foot of snow potentially falling at lake level, granting a post-Thanksgiving wish to area ski resorts expecting big crowds this holiday weekend.

The low pressure system off the New England coast was forecast to slowly lift northeast on Friday, while rain and high-elevation snow were expected to persist across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians.

Cold weather, wind and snow met Black Friday shoppers in Ohio. In suburban Cincinnati, shoppers in tents and wrapped in blankets began lining up outdoors on Wednesday evening.

With one of the first snow-less Thanksgivings in recent memory behind us...many are looking toward December for the official start of winter...and perhaps the first major snow.

November has been an odd month weather-wise. With temperatures averaging above normal and scarce rainfall, this has been a month for the record books.

Old Man Winter has overslept - big time. "This will be the longest snow-free period in Rochester in 57 years," said Steve McLaughlin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

Three people are in custody, charged with kidnapping, after police say he held a man against his will.

Anglers may be getting their last casts at one of the most favored fishing spots on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Between patrols on the snowy peaks in Afghanistan, U.S. Army troops are getting a taste of home this Thanksgiving Day.

Wet weather was expected to turn into snow over much of the Northern U.S. on Thanksgiving Day as a system hovered over the Great Lakes.

Just as shoppers in North Carolina prepare to find Christmas gifts, some of them will be looking for a tree to place them under.

Santa Ana winds fanned a fire across 60 acres of Southern California hills before firefighters reduced it Wednesday to a smoldering -- but still dangerous -- black scar.

In this undated photo released by the Northern Territory government, camels are seen crowded around a drinking trough in MacDonnell Shire of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Nov. 25 - Heavy rainfall and floods hamper the journey to Mecca as Haj pilgrims arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes.