La Niña, which typically steers storms north of D.C. and tilts the odds toward less snowy winters, has returned. But its weak ...

We are just about a month into autumn, but many minds are already shifting to the season ahead. Will winter be snowy and cold ...

This week’s question comes from Morning Brief reader Aaron, who is thinking of taking a winter trip. He asks, “Can you ...

Meet Lee Pera, a tiny house community builder and geographer in Washington DC. She built an 18’ tiny house on wheels to explore the meaning of home and bring people together. This endeavor led to ...

A weak La Niña is now in place. We took a deep dive into past statistics to see how that might affect snowfall this season.

In an early sign of the winter weather that's coming, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. The polar vortex is "ramping up from its summer slumber," said meteorologist Judah Cohen in an ...

The polar vortex is a large region of low pressure and cold air that has always existed around Earth's poles. While the polar vortex is weakening for the season, it does not directly cause winter ...