In the span of a single week in July 2026, flash flooding overwhelmed southeastern Missouri, sent water rushing through New Jersey streets, and put more than a thousand miles of the southern United States, from west Texas to the South Carolina coast, under some level of flood watch, continuing a pattern that made 2025 one…

NOAA has launched a new suite of operational, AI-driven global weather models, including one that produces a full 16-day forecast in about 40 minutes using just 0.3% of the computing power required by its traditional counterpart, marking one of the most significant shifts in forecasting technology in decades. Quick Facts What launched: NOAA’s AIGFS, Artificial…

More than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, only one named storm, Tropical Storm Arthur, has formed across the entire Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico combined, and forecasters now expect the quietest season in over a decade. Quick Facts Named storms so far: just one, Tropical Storm Arthur, which formed offshore of…

A Flash Flood Emergency swept across Iron and Reynolds counties in southeastern Missouri on Friday, July 10, 2026, after storms dumped as much as 12.25 inches of rain in a matter of hours, triggering more than 350 water rescues and forcing the evacuation of a summer camp with 200 children. Quick Facts Where: Iron and…

A severe heatwave pushed land surface temperatures above 50°C (122°F) in parts of France and Spain in June 2026, and by early July more than 1,300 excess deaths linked to the heat had been recorded across Europe. Europe Is Warming Faster Than Almost Anywhere Else Europe is the fastest-warming continent on record, with average temperatures…

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, running June 1 through November 30, got its first named storm on June 17 when Tropical Storm Arthur formed, and forecasters are calling for a below-normal season overall. What Forecasters Are Predicting NOAA gives the Atlantic basin a 55% chance of a below-normal season, a 35% chance of near-normal activity,…

A stagnant “heat dome” trapped hot, humid air over more than 200 million Americans in late June and early July 2026, pushing heat index values close to 110°F across the eastern two-thirds of the country and tying or breaking temperature records in dozens of cities. What Is a Heat Dome? A heat dome forms when…