Atmospheric rivers are drenching the West Coast with heavy rain, winds, and snow throughout the week, experts say, after the region evaded a brutal winter storm that slammed most of the United ...

An active pattern of atmospheric river activity looks set to bring cold and wet weather to the West Coast over the next few days. Through Thursday, November 30 to Saturday, December 2, there will ...

They are crucial to the West Coast. Half the rain and snow the West gets comes from atmospheric rivers, which are plumes of moisture coming in from the Pacific Ocean.

Winds also will be stronger with the second atmospheric river, with gusts of 60 mph possible for California’s central coast, including around the Bay Area. Another 3 to 5 feet of snow appears ...

How upcoming atmospheric rivers will impact the West Coast's weather patterns and ecosystems this coming week. Menu. How A Series Of Atmospheric Rivers Could Pile Up And Drench The West Coast.

A map shows weather conditions on the West Coast this week. Multiple atmospheric river events will batter the region, bringing heavy rain and snow as people head out for the holiday season.

Atmospheric rivers have shaped the West Coast’s history in unforgettable ways. In January 1862, a series of atmospheric rivers turned California’s Central Valley into an inland sea, a disaster ...

Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land, they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: ...

To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for devastating storms that can hit the Central and Eastern U.S.

For days, meteorologists have been warning about a deluge of rainfall and plastering of mountain snow coming to the West Coast. Now that system is about to slam ashore, an “atmospheric river ...