NASA's Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. On Tuesday, Parker will pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface.
Racine, WI
Right Now
11°
Clear
- Humidity: 64%
- Feels Like: -5°
- Heat Index: 11°
- Wind: 14 mph
- Wind Chill: -5°
- UV Index: 1 Low
- Sunrise: 07:21:53 AM
- Sunset: 04:31 PM
- Dew Point: 1°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Sunny. High 21F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Low 11F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 24F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Loading
Early risers Thursday will experience a temperature in the mid-single digits, with wind peaking from 5-7 a.m.
Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured.
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday.
A bone-dry October pushed almost half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River, according to Associated Press reporting Tuesday.
Hurricane Milton’s devastating landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast hit one of the most popular areas for temporary residents who spend the winter months living in the Sunshine State.
Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño.
Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.
The weather service is trying to simplify its winter weather warnings system.
Rescue crews faced obstacles at every turn in North Carolina's remote mountains in the rush to reach those stranded or missing by Hurricane Helene's rampage that killed more than 200.
Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways.
Authorities rushed to airlift supplies and restore communications and roads in flooded Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday as Florida residents gathered for church services amid the wreckage of Hurricane Helene.
Now a post-tropical cyclone, the storm was expected to hover over the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.