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Tropical Storm Sara will bring an extreme risk to lives and property in Central America where feet of rain may fall before tracking toward Florida next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Leonid meteor shower has previously erupted into spectacular meteor storms, but stargazers should temper their expectations as it peaks on Saturday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All eyes are on a budding tropical rainstorm in the Caribbean, which is forecast to quickly become the next hurricane and make landfall in Florida days later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rain for the central and southern United States will be largely beneficial for many areas in need of a thorough soaking, localized flash flooding is also a concern from Wednesday to Thursday; In the Northwest, a second of a storm duo will bring drenching rain and mountain snow through Thursday. Indirect effects from the storms will lead to gusty winds in Southern California; and the Northeast rece...

October was the hottest month on record in hundreds of U.S. cities and several states. The record heat brought record drought, which led to wildfires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dangerous wildfires continued to cause bad air quality across the Tri-State region amid a historic drought. Also, As fall foliage reaches its peak and begins to fade across most of the United States, trees are shedding their leaves in preparation for winter. This annual event poses a common question for homeowners: Should you rake the leaves in your yard, or let nature take its course? Learn more...

A hole in the atmosphere's ozone layer is the seventh-smallest since recovery began in 1992, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday. Also, More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical activity will cut the United States a big break with Hurricane Rafael taking a track that will spare the central Gulf region from flooding rain and damaging winds. Also, firefighters are rescuing people from homes engulfed in flames as they battle a wildfire moving at a dangerously fast speed in a dense suburban neighborhood northwest of Los Angeles. AccuWeather meteorologists say that so...

Strong northeasterly winds, known as Santa Ana, will howl through Southern California, igniting a wildfire risk not seen for years in the region, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Also, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Rafael in the Caribbean will strengthen to a hurricane in the coming days, and will eventually emerge over the Gulf of Mexico before delivering heavy rain to part of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Same beach, same exact rock, same place, same reef, same everything." While the odds of being bitten by a shark are remarkably low—1 in 4.3 million, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History—one Stuart, Florida, man has beaten those odds twice in just over 10 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There will be some trouble spots in the United States for Election Day 2024 where weather disruptions and dangers may arise, AccuWeather forecasters say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions. The storm began Tuesday and has so far killed more than 200, while dozens more remain missing. It has also flooded towns and roads, caused rivers to burst their banks and left thousands without power or running water. Valencia saw its heavies...

November will bring plenty to see in the night sky, including meteor showers rich with fireballs and a celestial alignment with the moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been chosen and is set to make a grand entrance in New York City; also, Typhoon Kong-rey is the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Wednesday as it approaches Taiwan. Landfall will bring significant structural damage, mudslides and flooding. Kong-rey is known as Leon in the Philippines. Learn more about your...

Mother Nature will be putting on her witches hat and will set a spooky mood for some in parts of the central and northwestern United States this Halloween. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tropical Atlantic has been quiet since the dissipation of Hurricane Oscar, but AccuWeather hurricane experts say that will change as the final month of the hurricane season begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lead car of the storm train will gain forward momentum and expand precipitation into the northern Rockies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bouts of blustery weather, combined with record dryness, will keep the risk of wildfires elevated through the end of the month. Building warmth may compound concerns next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The waters of the western Caribbean remain ripe for new development as the last month of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While the prospect of rain across parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley is appealing for many residents, AccuWeather forecasters warn that the risk for severe weather may accompany the beneficial rainfall; Temperature swings will keep people on their toes, while the mainly dry conditions will be good for outdoor plans and pose some risk for brush fires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

The Atlantic hurricane season does not officially end until Nov. 30. After Oscar affects Bermuda as a tropical wind and rainstorm, AccuWeather meteorologists will be watching for new development in the Caribbean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tampa Bay-area counties of Hillsborough and Pinellas – which were inundated by torrential rain and a devastating storm surge – saw the largest increase of the bacteria. And if you're a baseball fan, you may be interested to know this is the anniversary of the coldest World Series game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much snow will fall this winter? Will atmospheric rivers drench California? Will it be a good year for skiers? Find out the answers to these questions and more with AccuWeather's 2024-2025 U.S. winter forecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first potent storm of the autumn and winter season for British Columbia and part of Washington will be a doozy with enough rain to cause flash flooding and cause travel issues, AccuWeather meteorologists warn; Also, a lack of rain has been running long in the mid-Atlantic and is setting records in at least one state so far. The dry weather may extend opportunities for fall leaf-viewing. Learn...