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August 10, 2026
Muggy Heat and Storms Continue to Grip the U.S., but an End Is in Sight
Weather at the start of the week looks like more of the same: heat and storms across the Eastern United States. But a subtle shift is in the cards.
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August 8, 2026
Italy’s Heat Will Spread to Western Europe Ahead of Solar Eclipse
Red high-temperature warnings remained in effect for much of southern and western Italy through Saturday.
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August 7, 2026
Weekend Weather Is a Summer Stew of Heat, Humidity and Haze
The worst heat is expected out West, where most of the wildfire smoke may be trapped, while the East also swelters and faces a chance of thunderstorms.
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August 6, 2026
El Nino Might Mean More Storms Near California Than the Atlantic Coast
It hasn’t been that long since Hurricane Hilary made a run at Southern California. Could this year see a repeat?
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July 27, 2026
Tornado Damage Reported in Wisconsin as Storms Unleash Heavy Rain and Winds
Forecasters warned that more storms were expected through the day.
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July 21, 2026
Tuesday Forecast: Millions In Northeast Face Heavy Rain and Powerful Winds
Forecasters zeroed in on an area from Kentucky to New York as being the most at risk for dangerous weather.
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July 20, 2026
Wildfire Smoke Gives Way to Powerful Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Northeast
The Midwest and the Northeast are facing potentially intense thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday.
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July 18, 2026
What the US and Canada Can Expect from the Wildfire Smoke This Weekend
The smoke isn’t going away, but where it affects air quality will shift over the next few days.
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July 17, 2026
When Will the Smoke End? It’s Complicated.
The interplay between the burning fires, the smoke itself and quickly changing weather patterns is making the next few days more uncertain than usual.
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July 17, 2026
Wildfire Smokes Makes Air Hazardous for Millions in Midwest and East Coast
The haze is likely to ease in the East this weekend but linger in the Upper Midwest, where some cities recorded extremely high pollution indexes on Thursday.
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July 16, 2026
Watch the Wildfire Smoke Ooze Across North America From Space
Satellite imagery shows the wide footprint of the smoke across the continent.
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July 16, 2026
Maps Show Where Wildfire Smoke Will Darken Skies on Thursday
Here’s what to know about the smoke, and when it might end.
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July 15, 2026
Flash Flood Emergency Is Issued in Texas After Days of Pounding Rain
Roads were turning to rivers on Wednesday as emergency officials in towns around San Antonio raced to rescue people who had been stranded.
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July 15, 2026
Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the Northeast as Temperatures Spike
A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
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July 14, 2026
Texas Faces Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Amounts of Rain
Intense storms overnight dropped heavy rain, and more is on the way. Forecasters warned about the increasing likelihood of flooding across the state.
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July 14, 2026
Tornadoes in Maine? A Rare Forecast for Parts of U.S. and Canada
Storms on Tuesday could produce damaging winds, large hail and even tornadoes in areas where they are not common.
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July 7, 2026
Inside the United States’ Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: Hail
Scientists have never quite understood how hail works. Meet the storm chasers trying to change that.
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June 30, 2026
Fourth of July Heat Wave Forecast: Here Are the Day-by-Day Temperatures
A day-by-day breakdown of where dangerous heat is expected through the Fourth of July weekend.
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June 29, 2026
How the Wildfires in Colorado and Utah Were Poised to Spark
Since last week, meteorologists issued a series of increasingly dire warnings about extremely critical weather conditions.
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June 29, 2026
See Day-by-Day Forecast as Heat Wave Engulfs U.S. Ahead of the July 4 Weekend
Dangerous heat is expected across much of the country through the July 4 weekend.
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June 17, 2026
Tropical Storm Arthur Forecast: How Much Rain Will Fall?
Heavy rain and flash flooding are expected across the region through Friday.
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June 17, 2026
Tropical Storm Arthur Dumps Heavy Rain Along the Gulf Coast
Arthur just became the first named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. It’s caused heavy rain and flooding in Texas this week, and more is on the way.
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June 11, 2026
Tornadoes Are Reported in Illinois as Storms Sweep the Midwest
For the second day in a row, Chicago is in the bull’s-eye of severe weather on Thursday, but the storm forecast is widespread.
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June 11, 2026
Millions Across the Midwest and Northeast Face Severe Storms on Thursday
For the second day in a row, Chicago is in the bull’s-eye of the areas facing severe weather on Thursday, but the storm forecast is widespread.
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June 10, 2026
A ‘Sultry’ Shift: Heat Creeps Into the Northeast
Soupy, hot weather will settle into the Northeast on Thursday and Friday, bringing with it the threat of dangerous storms.
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May 21, 2026
NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Sees Fewer Storms, but There’s a Catch
El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.
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May 18, 2026
When Tornado Weather Hits, These Scientists Break Out the Colored Pencils
With a battery of modern technology at their fingertips, meteorologists often turn first to an old-fashioned tracking technique.
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