AccuWeather meteorologists say the Western Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge in tropical activity this week, with four ...

Hurricane Rafael strengthened overnight and had 120 mph winds on Friday morning, making it a strong Category 3 hurricane.

Cooler to end the week. Highs in the low 70s today with clearing skies this afternoon. Highs in the low 60s on Saturday.

A tropical storm that strengthened over the weekend made landfall as a typhoon in the northern Philippines, as the country ...

There will be leftover clouds and scattered showers this morning, then we will see clearing skies in the afternoon.

(NOAA/GOES-East) Earlier this year, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study that looked at the creation of a Category 6 on the Saffir–Simpson Scale, the standard ...

Rafael has made landfall in the Cuban province of Artemisa just east of Playa Majana at 4:15 PM. Maximum sustained winds at ...

Evacuation orders were issued for some 37,000 Cuban residents Tuesday as the storm strengthens in the Pacific.

Hurricane Center hopes new cone stops 'fixation' on Saffir-Simpson Scale Before the new cone was first released for Hurricane Ernesto on Aug. 14, Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National ...

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day.

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. This ...

Tropical Depression 18, destined to become Tropical Storm Rafael Monday, is forecast to strengthen into the next hurricane of the season and track into the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall in the ...