From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors such as temperature can influence their shape.

We start the day with mid and high-level clouds which will allow filtered sunshine into the midday. By this afternoon, light, ...

“There are indeed a few hints that by Feb. 1-2 (Saturday and Sunday of next week) that temperatures overnight could support ...

It won't be anything major, but forecasters are monitoring rounds of precipitation this week that could bring a wintry mix, ...

To explain why snowflakes look the way they do, we first need to understand how they form. For a snowflake to form there needs to be condensation nuclei present. Condensation nuclei is typically a ...

You'll see that snowflakes come in an array of different shapes and structures. To start, extremely cold water droplets in a cloud freeze onto bits of dust, dirt, and pollen in the clouds ...

Heavy, wet snow poses unique challenges and threats in a winter storm: it can cause heart attacks in people shoveling snow, ...

There’s a sweet magic in seeing snowflakes rest on your child’s eyelashes. Each tiny crystal, intricate and fleeting, mirrors ...

The W. Russia ridge pattern already has a significant positive anomaly from Scandinavia to far W. Russia along with ...