The National Weather Service (NWS) is the authority when it comes to weather measurement and reporting. To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As much as a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation is possible in the Willamette Valley between Thursday night and Friday morning, when a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet ...

Diamond Dickson was born in Houston, TX and comes from our sister station in Bryan/Waco/College Station where she served as a morning anchor, MMJ and producer. She joins KRIS 6 as a Meteorologist. On ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Rainfall is the most standard form of precipitation. We experience rain all year round in our tropical environment. We also experience our fair share of extreme rainfall when ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas is anticipating a multiday weather event, with very favorable possibilities for freezing drizzle and rain for portions of the KVUE viewing area. Freezing rain ...

Calling all weather nerds! More volunteers are needed to measure rain, hail and snow precipitation from their backyard. A program called CoCoRaHS, or Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow ...

The National Weather Service in Norton, Massachusetts, is recruiting volunteers in Rhode Island to help measure and report rain and snowfall totals. "Calling all Rhode Island weather enthusiasts!," ...

The National Weather Service has a network of over 8,000 volunteer weather observers across the country. They collect data that the service uses to fine-tune its forecasts. Ninety-six-year-old Dorothy ...

To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents. Measuring precipitation ...