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AccuWeather meteorologists explain why October is responsible for some of the most notorious Atlantic hurricanes in history and what climatological differences it brings compared to other months of hurricane season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 20–21 with up to 20 meteors per hour, and good weather is in the forecast for more than half of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Water levels on the Mississippi and lower Ohio Rivers are dropping again, threatening barge traffic and commerce as drought conditions persist with little sign of relief in the coming weeks. Also, the World Meteorological Organization blamed the increasing carbon dioxide emissions on human activity, a rise in wildfires and a reduction in carbon sinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

The biggest storm in months unloaded heavy rain and mountain snow across California to start the week, forcing evacuations near areas devastates by historic wildfires. Also, an unusual double-ring structure spotted in space with the help of citizen scientists has turned out to be a cosmic rarity. The celestial anomaly, captured by a radio telescope, is an odd radio circle, one of the scarcest and...

Severe storms with damaging winds, hail and downpours will track from the Rockies at midweek to part of Appalachians later this weekend, threatening travel, outdoor plans and sporadic power outages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Lorenzo took shape over the Atlantic on Monday, and another storm could join it by next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flooding from both heavy rain and wind-driven storm surge will extend from eastern North Carolina to southern New England into Monday night as a sprawling tropical wind and rainstorm crawls northward before turning out to sea, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Also, storms pushing inland from the Pacific will deliver the most significant rain and mountain snow to parts of the western United States...

A new global weather pattern is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, one that will help steer storms and influence temperatures across the United States into next year. After Hurricane Helene upended her plans, Betty Kellenberger completed the 2,200-mile hike from Georgia to Maine, setting a new age record on the legendary trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Combined moisture from Priscilla and a newly-formed Tropical Storm Raymond will bring torrential downpours to parts of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, with a risk of 4-8 inches of rain and life-threatening flash flooding. Also, a powerful tropical wind and rainstorm will unfold and bring days of coastal flooding, erosive surf, high winds and rain from the Carolinas to New England; Some areas may fa...

A powerful tropical wind and rainstorm will unfold and bring days of coastal flooding, erosive surf, high winds and rain from the Carolinas to New England; Some areas may face impacts similar to a major nor'easter or hurricane. Also, Jerry became the tenth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday and is on track to become a hurricane as it nears the northeastern Caribbean islan...

The parched Midwest and Northeast will finally get a drink of water in the form of rain, while temperatures will fluctuate wildly from near-record heat to a frosty chill through the week, say AccuWeather meteorologists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a brief respite, the Atlantic is about to heat back up, with a new tropical storm expected to form soon. Meanwhile, the Eastern Pacific is still active, and may see its seventeenth storm form later this week. Also, the first EF5 tornado since 2013 has been confirmed in North Dakota. This tornado, which knocked a train off its tracks, ends the 12-year 'drought' of EF5 tornadoes since the Moor...

October can be a month of extremes, and the Midwest and Northeast will experience it all in the coming days: warm afternoons, frosty mornings and desperately needed rain. Unlike most tornado surveys done in person by the NWS, this tornado was confirmed with the help of satellite photos that showed the path of downed trees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The seasonal occurrence that can lead to disruptive tidal flooding is due to a combination of astronomical, climatological and meteorological factors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite the calendar's turn to October, Mother Nature will be throwing it back to summer in the Midwest from late this week into the weekend, with temperatures expected to soar well into the 80s and 90s, say AccuWeather meteorologists. Temperatures in some areas could challenge all-time October records. Also, 7 more homes collapse into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Learn more about yo...

A rare Jay hybrid emerges in Texas: part green, part blue. Unusual weather patterns are bringing once-distant bird species into contact, giving rise to rare hybrids that fascinate scientists and birders alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first supermoon of 2025 will kick off a busy month for stargazers. Here are the top astronomy events to mark on your October calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A large and strong area of high pressure will keep much of the central and eastern U.S. dry into mid-October, worsening drought, lowering river levels, raising wildfire risk, and bringing wide temperature swings. Also, a shift in winds will end the North American monsoon across the Southwest, bringing drier, warmer weather and increased fire danger in the days ahead. Learn more about your ad choic...

Newly formed Tropical Storm Imelda to strengthen and bring flooding rain, storm surge, and gusty winds to parts of the Southeast U.S. coast this week. AccuWeather has the latest impacts and track information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The southeastern United States is on alert for a potentially land-falling tropical storm or hurricane next week as a new storm is about to join Hurricane Humberto in the Atlantic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With homes still full of sand and broken roads waiting to be built, Florida and the southern Appalachians haven't yet fully recovered from Hurricane Helene's wrath. However, a 26-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened in western North Carolina - just in time for the busy fall season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new tropical storm has developed over the Atlantic Ocean, and AccuWeather meteorologists warn another one could soon join it off the coast of the southeastern United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fall colors are showing up weeks ahead of schedule this year across the Northeast, and forecasters say the primary reason is due to the weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Typhoon Ragasa roared through the northern Philippines yesterday as the most powerful storm on Earth this year. It struck with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of people and preparations in nearby Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.  Climate scientists worry this will happen more often in the coming years. The western Pacific is the most active trop...

Gabrielle could strengthen into a major hurricane near Bermuda early this week as AccuWeather meteorologists monitor other tropical systems with potential to develop across the Atlantic and Caribbean. Also, a new storm is eyeing the West coast, bringing a renewed threat for heavy rain Just days after the last round of heavy rain, more wet weather is on the way to the West, especially California; t...