AccuWeather Daily

A storm responsible for areas of rain and thunderstorms and severe weather through midweek over the Southwest will focus its efforts farther inland over the western United States into Friday. Also, Vance is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane, with a dangerous landfall in Mexico possible as one scenario. A separate storm in the tropical Pacific could bring rain to Hawaii in late October. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Eastern Pacific basin has broken several hurricane season records already, while the Atlantic remains quiet. Also, powerful waves have damaged 800 feet of pavement and washed away 1,800 feet of protective dunes along the Outer Banks, cutting off a key route to Hatteras Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Skiers in Colorado hit the slopes in October on snow saved from last winter. Now the experiment could offer a new way to keep ski resorts running as winters grow warmer and less predictable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As El Niño intensifies, changes in global wind patterns are slightly slowing Earth’s rotation, adding about 1 millisecond to the length of a day at the peak of a strong event. Also, the Orionid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, with the best viewing conditions expected before daybreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Less than a month after a powerful nor'easter blasted the mid-Atlantic coast, a new storm will evolve into a nor'easter this week and lead to yet another round of strong winds, beach erosion and coastal flooding. Also, tropical moisture will fuel downpours across California and the Southwest this week, raising the risk of flash flooding and mudslides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A record-setting El Niño is expected to steer the 2026-2027 winter pattern, shifting storm tracks, snowfall and temperatures across the country while bringing a stormier setup to parts of the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Santa Ana winds will bring 90-degree heat and gusts reaching 80 mph to parts of Southern California into this weekend, raising wildfire risks and the potential for power shutoffs just days after Rachel's rain. Also, a Utah ultramarathon was canceled midrace after heavy rain left 70 runners and volunteers stranded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Simon's path south of the United States is being delayed as Tropical Storm Trudy is expected to become a Category 4 hurricane, bringing more flooding rain, dangerous surf and strong winds to Mexico. Also, England's Sycamore Gap 'Robin Hood' tree sprouts new life 3 years after vandals cut it down Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coldest air of the season so far on the way for Northeast, snowflakes possible Also, a slow-moving storm from the Rockies will link up with tropical moisture, bringing flooding downpours and travel delays from Texas to Illinois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dry weather will bring a break for communities cleaning up after Isaias across the South. Also, the decline of penguins on Zavodovski island can be linked to human-driven climate change, the report concludes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel is nearing California, Isaias is closing in on the Gulf Coast, and the latest, Simon, is tracking towards Mexico.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In October, sea levels in California could run about 6 inches above normal, which would worsen coastal erosion and create problems during King Tides. Also, flooding rain, storm surge and high winds near the eye of the hurricane are not the only concerns with Isaias this weekend. There is a risk of tornadoes as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season and bring flooding rain and high winds to the U.S. central Gulf Coast this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mother Nature remains stuck in summer mode across the much of the West, where temperatures in the 90s and 100s will topple record highs into this week. Also, crossing over into the Western Pacific basin, Hurricane Nolo has become Typhoon Nolo, and the storm isn't done yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tropical development is possible in the Gulf this week as rounds of heavy rain raise the flash flood risk across the Southeast. Also, summerlike warmth will be replaced by the first widespread frost of the season as temperatures drop to their lowest levels in months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With days slightly longer than Earth’s and years nearly twice as long, the Red Planet follows a different calendar. Also, Saturn reaches opposition in early October, offering its best viewing of the year, before the Orionid meteor shower brings shooting stars from debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Repeated rounds of heavy rain will increase the risk of flash flooding across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend, while much of the Northeast dries out after last weekend's nor'easter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gale-force winds wrecked the Warren Sawyer on Nantucket’s south shore 142 years ago. This weekend’s storm stripped away enough sand to expose what appears to be part of it. Also, the Atlantic has yet to produce a hurricane in 2026, putting the season within reach of a record set in 1905 for the latest first hurricane. AccuWeather is now forecasting 0-2 hurricanes through the end of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A three-pronged flooding event will spread a significant deluge of rainfall across the Southwest and the Plains this week, connected to two recent hurricanes in the Pacific. Also, about 1,000 feet of highway were damaged by the nor’easter, prompting the emergency route’s first activation since 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Polo's time at sea is about to come to an end as the once 180-mph Category 5 hurricane will take a northeast turn and make two landfalls in northwestern Mexico during the last days of September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices