Tens of thousands of people are gathering for Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog that lives in a tree stump, to predict if the already long and cold winter across much of the United States will go on for another six weeks or if an early spring is around the corner.

Forecasting dynamic weather patterns like the winter storm bearing down on Texas and other parts of the U.S. this week is not a simple task. Meteorologists pore over hundreds of computer-generated models predicting atmospheric conditions such as moisture,

Winter storms this week have shattered records, taken lives, and forced people to hunker down at home from Texas to Maine. The ability to forecast weather this severe days in advance helps people prepare,

The weather genre online spans a wide range of sources. Experts say that while weather influencers can help fill an information gap, social media platforms tend to prioritize likes over accuracy.

A potential winter storm could be brewing this weekend. FOX 5 NY's meteorologists Nick Gregory and Audrey Puente discuss what the weather models are currently predicting.

Forget your weather app: 15 reliable meteorologists and other sources for accurate ice storm updates

CLEVELAND — OK. I have a confession to make. Sometimes meteorologists miss the forecast. Every day, meteorologists around the world work non-stop to predict what the sky will do next. We have the best technology that money can buy. We use satellites ...

On Wednesday, when cellphone weather apps began warning their users that a sprawling storm system could drop a foot or more of snow on New York City this weekend, a murmur of anticipation — or angst, depending on your point of view — spread across the region.