Learn how snow, sleet and freezing rain form, how they differ and which winter storm hazards, from power outages to icy roads, to watch for.

Snow, sleet or freezing rain is determined by what the temperature is throughout the different layers of the atmosphere. See ...

The latest Technical Discussion from the Channel 3 First Alert Weather Team.

Extra winter moisture could help mountain snow—but the payoff depends on the cold.

Fast-moving clippers, sudden cold snaps, and brief snowy periods are likely, although milder breaks may frequently interrupt the wintry weather. Farther north, the Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes ...

Winter 2026/2027 Forecast in Virginia looks very different from the last two winters. A strong El Niño is growing in the ...

The Farmers' Almanac's 2026-27 winter forecast names two US regions for heavy snow and a third for sudden squalls as a ...

The Farmers' Almanac expects some parts of New York to see snow as early as October. See when the first measurable snowfall typically arrives across the state.

While New England has had snow before Halloween in the past, it's not typical. Here's what the National Weather Service and ...

Fall hasn't started yet, but the Farmer's Almanac is already looking ahead to winter. Its long-range forecast calls for a "complicated" season in New York and across the Northeast. The publication has ...

A strong El Niño is building in the Pacific, and forecasters are watching how it might shake up our winter weather pattern.