Extreme Weather

We’re all taught in grade school that water freezes into ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. So when temperatures stay that cold, it’s easy to assume the snow won’t melt. Unfortunately, its a little more complicated than that.

Untreated roads in the DMV remain icy, with below-freezing temperatures keeping the snow from melting and much of the area closed. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

On this Science 4 Everyone, Storm Team4 Meteorologist (and Science Teacher!) Ryan Miller explains why salt is used on the roads before and after snowstorms to reduce the amount of ice. 

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

A dangerous winter storm that has gripped the midwest and south is now impacting the northeast and Atlantic coast states with snow and ice and bone-chilling cold and wind chills.

UPDATE: See school closings for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in the D.C. area here. ORIGINAL STORY (closings for Monday, Jan. 6, 2025): Ahead of the snow, several major school districts around the region announced closures in advance. Here’s a full list of closures, including private schools, government offices and more. Washington, DC: D.C. Public Schools will be closed Monday, Mayor…

Virginia State Police’s Matt Demlein suggests drivers stay off the roads on Monday morning as a storm dumps inches of snow.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Chuck Bell has your morning weather and a look at the 10-day forecast.

The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that impacted a dozen countries, reaching as far as East Africa.

Hunter Hansen recalled seeing the avalanche at Logan Canyon, but it happened fast and he was buried. “The most violent thing I’ve ever felt,” he said.

December is here and winter is already bringing biting cold temperatures. The D.C. government issued its latest hypothermia alert on Dec. 22, 2024. D.C.’s Department of Human Services says they issue a hypothermia alert when the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures of  32° F or below; or, when the temperature is forecasted to be 40° F or below and there…

The archipelago in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage after getting pummeled by winds in excess of 136 mph.

The price of arabica coffee beans is up 70% this year due to droughts, frost, floods, high temperatures, say experts.

News4’s Susan Hogan shows how Consumer Reports tests space heaters and picks the best space heaters as you try to keep your family safe and warm. 

New research shows the vast majority of Gen Z and Millennials are worried about climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain talked with mental health experts about ways to cope with the difficult emotions.

A “bomb cyclone” swept across the northwest U.S., knocking down trees, causing widespread power outages and leaving at least two people dead.

Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It’s the rapid intensification of a cyclone in a short period of time, and it can happen during powerful storms such as the one northern California and the Pacific Northwest are preparing for this week.

There’s good news and bad news for snow fans in our Storm Team4 winter outlook. Here’s what Doug Kammerer predicts and how he got there.

Rafael has weakened to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.