Weather Articles

All Atlantic and Gulf coastal areas are subject to hurricanes or tropical storms. If you live in a susceptible area, be prepared! Here are tips on how to survive a hurricane and official safety guidelines for hurricanes.

Flooding is caused by major storms and rising water levels, causing rivers, lakes, and other waterways to overflow.

Did you know that the United States has the highest incidence of tornadoes in the world? If you are caught in a storm, be prepared with these safety and survival tips.

Enter the annual Winter Photo & Video Contest. We'll give the winner an Almanac bundle of products—plus, runners-up prizes.

No matter what the weather looks like outside, it can be winter where you are. Here are simple instructions on how to make paper snowflakes.

If you look closely at snowflake shapes, you will see many different variations. Rarely are two snowflakes alike.

Enter our weather trivia contest. We'll pose a weather question. You take a guess and see if you're correct. It's a fun way to learn about weather—and maybe even win a prize.

In the fall, it seems that almost any warm day is referred to by most people as "Indian summer."

And, while their error is certainly not of the world-shaking variety, they are, for the most part, in error. Here are criteria for an Indian summer: