Weather Archives

Weekend rain helps contain spread of California’s largest fire of the year

September 18, 2022 10:32 AM CNN Newsource

A wet weekend in central and northern California has helped firefighters better contain the Mosquito Fire, the state’s largest fire of the…

Tsunami warnings issued after 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan

September 18, 2022 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, causing buildings to collapse and triggering tsunami…

Fiona strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as storm heads toward Puerto Rico

September 18, 2022 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

Fiona has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 mph and gusts of up to 100 mph as it churns in the Caribbean about 50…

China lost its Yangtze River dolphin. Climate change is coming for other species next

September 17, 2022 5:57 PM CNN Newsource

They called it the “Goddess of the Yangtze” — a creature so rare that it was believed to bring fortune and protection to local fishermen and all…

Woman’s body found days after CA mudslides

September 17, 2022 3:30 PM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

In California, the body of a 62-year-old woman who was unaccounted for during a search in Forest Falls following a series of mudslides has been…

Hurricane warning issued for Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Fiona

September 17, 2022 11:02 AM CNN Newsource

Tropical Storm Fiona was poised to whip the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on approach Saturday and may strike the latter as a hurricane Sunday,…

Warm and dry for our last weekend of summer

September 16, 2022 5:37 PM Melissa Zaremba

As we wrap up the work week, we will enter the weekend slightly warmer temperatures but still staying cooler than normal.…

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Slight chance of rain along with continued lower temps

September 15, 2022 11:22 PM Luis Lopez

Drier air will continue to spread across the region over the next couple days with clear skies and no rain chances through at least the weekend.…

Drier and staying cooler than normal

September 15, 2022 5:47 PM Melissa Zaremba

Dry and clear conditions will persist with slightly warmer temperatures for the weekend ahead.…

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: More comfortable temps on the way along with breezy conditions

September 14, 2022 10:55 PM Luis Lopez

Storm chances today will favor the northern and eastern half of Arizona with isolated chances over the high terrain of south-central…

Drying continues with cooler than normal temperatures

September 14, 2022 3:47 PM Melissa Zaremba

Gradually drying continues for the Desert Southwest with temperatures staying cooler than normal.…

Extreme weather could push food prices even higher

September 14, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

Weather has long been a fickle farmhand, devastating fields one year while delivering bountiful harvests the…

California’s Mosquito Fire prompts more evacuations as it races toward mountain communities, burning homes and cars in its path

September 14, 2022 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

The Mosquito Fire burning in Northern California flared up Tuesday afternoon, charging toward a mountain community and torching more homes as it…

Power outages are on the rise, led by Texas, Michigan and California. Here’s what’s to blame

September 14, 2022 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

Power outages in the US are climbing, researchers reported Wednesday, as extreme weather gets worse due to the climate crisis, the demand for…

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: No triple digit temps, and some breezy conditions potentially on the way

September 13, 2022 9:32 PM Luis Lopez

Thunderstorm activity today will be primarily limited to the
higher terrain of south-central Arizona as drier air begins moving into the…

Drier and sunny days will return for the Desert Southwest

September 13, 2022 4:24 PM Melissa Zaremba

Storm system continues to move to the Northeast clearing out the Desert Southwest.…

FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Dry week ahead for the Desert Southwest

September 12, 2022 9:32 PM Luis Lopez

The extratropical remnants of Kay have finally been…

Tracking a drier and slightly warmer week ahead

September 12, 2022 4:46 PM Melissa Zaremba

Much drier air will enter our region by tomorrow bringing clearer conditions with pleasant temperatures for the upcoming week.…

Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline

September 12, 2022 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a company executive warned in an internal memo obtained by CNN…

Oregon wildfire explodes in size as multiple blazes rage across the West, forcing evacuations and worsening air quality

September 12, 2022 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

An outburst of wildfires that broke out over the past week amid triple-digital temperatures across the West has forced thousands of evacuations and…