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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Twenty-foot or even 30-foot ocean waves are likely off the coast of Northern California starting Friday and running through early Sunday. It might sound like a sightseer’s dream or pro surfer’s challenge.

But in reality, it’s a potential for tragedy that should be treated with the utmost caution, according to National...Read more

DENVER — Colorado Department of Transportation crews are working to reopen at least one southern Colorado highway this weekend after historic, back-to-back floods this fall caused extensive damage and left some communities largely cut off from the rest of the state.

Pagosa Springs remains all but completely isolated after floodwaters washed ...Read more

With less than three weeks left in the official 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, AccuWeather experts are predicting a quiet end without any direct land impacts to the U.S. for the remainder of the already-quiet season.

A historic El Niño has been the driving force this hurricane season and is expected to continue through the official end of the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Coastal flooding and rip current risks remain a concern for Los Angeles and San Diego county beaches through Tuesday with a second uptick of high tides and strong surf expected later this week, according to meteorologists.

But the potential good news, forecasters say, is that areas that endured severe flooding and other coastal ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The latest Santa Ana wind event moving through Southern California will peak Saturday, but higher-than-normal temperatures and elevated fire risk will remain through next week.

Decreased humidity and wind gusts, in the 30-to-50 mph range, across Los Angeles and Ventura counties spell "elevated to critical fire weather conditions...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday lowered its expectations a low pressure system in the Atlantic could develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of nontropical low pressure with gale-force winds was located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda with areas of cloudiness ...Read more

With that cool, rainy Halloween now a memory, Santa Ana winds are moving into Southern California starting Thursday, bringing escalating heat and critical fire danger in mountain areas.

Residents can expect a "weak to moderate Santa Ana wind across Southern California," said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday continued to track a low pressure system in the Atlantic with a chance to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 1 p.m. EST tropical outlook, the broad area of nontropical low pressure with gale-force winds was located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda with disorganized storms mostly ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The weather is dry for the moment, but signs across the atmosphere are painting a clear picture for when the first atmospheric river will bring rain to California.

As El Niño begins to lock into the atmosphere, it will continue to set up patterns like the one we will see next week, with lower pressure just offshore and a...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday continued to track a low pressure system in the Atlantic with a chance to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of nontropical low pressure was located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda with disorganized rainfall mostly to the...Read more

DENVER — Residents in the Conejos County town of Sanford have been ordered to evacuate as flooding continues to thrash southern Colorado.

The Conejos County Sheriff’s Office told residents to leave immediately and plan to be away from home for days. A shelter is available at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 521 Spruce St.

The new ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to forecast a low pressure system could form in the Atlantic with a chance to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 1 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the prediction was that an area of low pressure was likely to form along a weakening frontal boundary a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The significant coastal flooding that hit Southern California in recent days points to what a worst-case scenario would look like in an El Niño-fueled winter with sea levels expected to rise even farther.

Last week’s flooding was so bad because of two events that are expected to worsen over the next few months: a record-hot ...Read more

While tropical-storm-like weather battered Florida on Monday, the National Hurricane Center began forecasting a different system could form in the Atlantic with the chance to develop.

As of the NHC’s 7 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the prediction was that an area of low pressure was likely to form along a weakening frontal boundary a ...Read more

MIAMI — South Florida is under a flood watch through Monday evening, with a 90% chance of rain in the forecast.

“The environment continues to support the potential for heavy rainfall,” according to the National Weather Service.

Monday is starting out wet, and the rain will continue through the day, according to forecasters. The flood ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After a dark and stormy Halloween night with showers that continued into Sunday, Southern California can expect clear skies this week as well as hotter temperatures, particularly along the beleaguered coastline.

Beach hazard warnings will remain in effect along the coast until Monday at 6 p.m. because of gusty west winds that ...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis on Saturday requested nearly $27 million in federal aid from the Trump administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the state begins to recover from devastating flooding in southern Colorado that damaged hundreds of homes and dozens of roads, including three highways.

The aid request comes in the ...Read more