Mountains have a windward side and a leeward side. A “rain shadow” is an area of dry climate on and around their leeward side ...

Across the country, colorful regional slang captures the many ways rain can fall. A look at how weather words evolve and the ...

This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Measuring rain might seem ...

If you have never heard of the term Cáju Rains, don’t feel bad. They don’t occur in the U.S. and are very specific to a certain region in South America. If you have heard of them, pat yourself on the ...

Until recently, it was a four-letter word that was mentioned hopefully, reverently — rain. But after this month’s numerous atmospheric rivers and the devastation they brought, many of us might be ...

Measuring rain might seem simple, just put out a bucket and see how much water collects, right? But meteorologists need more precision, and collecting rain data is more of an artform than you might ...