Today’s drought updates are not encouraging for much of the Northeast— far from it. Indeed, drought has intensified and expanded in New England, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. And it looks like drought will linger in much of New England and the Northeast through Nov. …

Tonight, tomorrow night and early Friday may be good times to go outside and look at the horizon and overhead. That’s because you may be able to see the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, weather permitting and depending on your location. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has…

Drought has lingered or worsened in parts of the Northeast, especially in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, according to today’s U.S. Drought Monitor update. “The variable rainfall pattern means drought conditions eased in wetter areas, but drought persisted or worsened in areas that missed significant rains,” the drought monitor says. …

This month’s long heat wave in New England led to lots of temperature records, both sweltering highs and warm lows. Highs in Concord, New Hampshire, reached at least 90 degrees for eight days in a row on Aug. 9, the National Weather Service office that covers New Hampshire and western…

With dangerous heat and stifling humidity expected, forecast maps are quite colorful for New England and the Northeast through the weekend. The heat arrives during a dry spell in much of the region, with severe or moderate drought expanding in recent days, according to a U.S. …

Drought was expected to linger or spread in much of the Northeast this month following a generally dry, warm July. Warmer than normal weather looks likely in August and it may also be drier than normal, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Heat is building this week, with very hot…

Drought recently expanded or eased in New England and the Northeast, depending on the location, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. “Severe drought expanded in southeastern Massachusetts and was introduced in Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut, while moderate drought was introduced in eastern New York, central New Jersey, and…

Lees Pond is exceptionally scenic. Great friends live in a quiet, forested area along the small, 154-acre lake, which drains into vast Lake Winnipesaukee (44,422 acres). We visit them often. When the water’s warm, we enjoy activities such as swimming, kayaking, canoeing, sailing and paddleboarding. When it’s frozen, we love…

How hot was it in the Northeast today? Extremely hot, with temperatures breaking a bunch of records. The mercury climbed to at least 100 degrees for the fifth day in a row in Newark, New Jersey — the longest such streak since record-keeping began in 1931, according to the National…