Weather 25 November 2025 - 28 April 2026

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American Coastal Drops Amid Fresh Worries on Hurricane Risk

American Coastal Insurance Corp shares dropped Thursday, lagging other small-caps. The move came as traders turned away from the quiet hurricane outlook and focused on concerns about property insurance pricing in Florida. The stock slipped 1.7% to $10.52 on volume of about 281,000. Hurricane season in the Atlantic starts June 1, putting American Coastal in the path—it has heavy exposure to Florida commercial real estate. A single hurricane could move results fast. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF, tracking small caps, rose 0.6% for the day. ACIC’s slide came in sharper relief against that gain.
May 28, 2026
New Pixel Weather Rival Gradient Weather Draws Android Buzz — But There’s a Catch
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New Pixel Weather Rival Gradient Weather Draws Android Buzz — But There’s a Catch

Gradient Weather, a fresh weather app out of London, is making waves after Joe Maring at Android Authority said he’s switching from Google’s Pixel Weather. He points to more customizable alerts, a flexible UI, and better visual forecast features as the reasons. Timing is critical here. Google’s Pixel Weather still only runs on Pixel devices. For Android users not using Pixel, the older Google weather shortcut has disappeared, replaced by stripped-down search results, 9to5Google and Android Authority reported earlier this year.
April 28, 2026
Why New York State Police Are Rolling Out Ford Mustang GT Patrol Cars This Week
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Why New York State Police Are Rolling Out Ford Mustang GT Patrol Cars This Week

Albany, New York, April 28, 2026, 07:43 EDT New York State Police are putting 19 Ford Mustang GTs into patrol service, with the first of the new cars hitting the road this week in Troop G, Capital Region. The move is part of a push to step up highway traffic enforcement. A prototype Mustang has already been making the rounds for training and testing.
April 28, 2026
U.S. Natural Gas Prices Rebound on Cold Snap but Stay Near 7-Month Low
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U.S. Natural Gas Prices Rebound on Cold Snap but Stay Near 7-Month Low

U.S. natural gas futures ticked up on Monday, breaking a four-day losing streak as colder air pushed across the Ohio Valley and into the East—boosting demand for heating and electricity. May contracts climbed to roughly $2.84 per million British thermal units, the market benchmark. “A near-term cold wave is hitting the Ohio valley and moving eastward,” said Dennis Kissler at BOK Financial Securities. The rebound hasn't shifted the broader trend. Front-month contracts remain stuck near lows not seen since August 2025, squeezed by mild spring temperatures that continue to suppress demand and allow storage levels to climb. U.S. export facilities are already operating near capacity.
April 6, 2026
Road salt is making the GTA lights flicker — Alectra warns more outages may hit Vaughan and Peel
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Road salt is making the GTA lights flicker — Alectra warns more outages may hit Vaughan and Peel

Alectra Utilities on Tuesday said it’s brought in additional crews to deal with a surge of power outages and voltage spikes across York Region—mostly in Vaughan—and some areas of Peel Region. The company pointed to salt and other road de-icers used during the prolonged winter cold as the main culprits. More outages could hit in the coming days, Alectra warned. Interruptions keep hitting right in the middle of a winter that’s already pushed the power grid to its limits in the outer suburbs of the Greater Toronto Area. Residents out there aren’t seeing one prolonged blackout—they’re getting a series of repeated, stop-and-go outages instead.
February 18, 2026
Hong Kong scientists say this AI can spot storms 4 hours early — why forecasters are watching
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Hong Kong scientists say this AI can spot storms 4 hours early — why forecasters are watching

Scientists in Hong Kong have unveiled an AI-driven weather system capable of forecasting thunderstorms and heavy rains up to four hours in advance, extending the lead time for storm alerts, the research team announced Wednesday. “We aim to leverage AI along with satellite data to enhance extreme weather forecasts and boost preparedness,” said Su Hui, chair professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and lead researcher on the project. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/hong-kong-scientists-launch-ai-model-better-predict-extreme-weather-2026-01-28/ This announcement follows a record-breaking year of heavy rainfall in 2025 that scientists connected to climate change. Hong Kong’s observatory reported issuing its top rainstorm warning five times and the second-highest warning 16 times last year, both unprecedented numbers.
January 28, 2026
Nvidia’s open-source Earth-2 AI weather models drop as a U.S. winter storm tests forecasts
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Nvidia’s open-source Earth-2 AI weather models drop as a U.S. winter storm tests forecasts

On Monday, chipmaker Nvidia launched a new series of open AI weather models, aiming to speed up forecasts using graphics processors and make advanced weather prediction more accessible. The timing of the launch coincided with the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting in Houston, as a winter storm sweeping parts of the U.S. exposed just how much forecasts can vary when models clash. Nvidia claims its Earth-2 Medium Range model outperformed Google DeepMind’s GenCast on over 70 forecasting variables. GenCast, which debuted in December 2024, had already set a new standard for AI-powered medium-range weather predictions. Mike Pritchard, Nvidia’s climate simulation director, described their approach as “a return to simplicity,” emphasizing a pivot toward “simple, scalable transformer architectures.”
January 26, 2026
Northern Lights Tonight? NOAA says aurora could reach New York as solar storm lingers
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Northern Lights Tonight? NOAA says aurora could reach New York as solar storm lingers

U.S. space weather forecasters extended geomagnetic storm warnings on Wednesday, indicating auroras might be visible farther south than normal—potentially reaching as low as New York—as the aftermath of a strong solar eruption persisted. NOAA alerts recorded a severe event late Tuesday, with auroras possibly visible as far south as Alabama and northern California, though forecasts predict weaker activity later in the week. The revived “night sky tonight” craze has a catch: geomagnetic storms can mess with satellites, navigation signals, and radio communications, even as they provide a rare spectacle for stargazers. Shawn Dahl, a service coordinator at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, noted that the current storm’s strength hasn’t been witnessed in over twenty years.
January 21, 2026
Northern Lights Could Reach Farther South Tonight After NOAA Flags Severe Solar Storm
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Northern Lights Could Reach Farther South Tonight After NOAA Flags Severe Solar Storm

U.S. space weather forecasters said severe geomagnetic storm levels were reached early Tuesday, raising the odds that the northern lights will be visible far beyond their usual Arctic zone on the night sky of Jan. 20. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said G4 levels were observed again at 3:23 a.m. and 5:21 a.m. EST after first hitting that threshold on Monday afternoon. The storm matters for more than skywatchers. NOAA said a severe solar radiation storm was also in progress, a rare event that can raise radiation exposure risks for astronauts and flights on polar routes, and increase threats to satellites and space launch systems. The agency said it had notified airlines, the FAA, NASA, FEMA and the North American
January 20, 2026
Night sky tonight: Northern lights risk rises as a new moon darkens skies
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Night sky tonight: Northern lights risk rises as a new moon darkens skies

The night sky tonight could include a brief run of northern lights in parts of northern Britain and the northern United States, as space weather forecasters tracked a rise in geomagnetic activity through the weekend. Britain’s Met Office said coronal hole fast winds may boost the auroral oval, with a chance of sightings reaching northern Scotland if skies clear. The timing is good for anyone planning a late look. The moon is down to about 1% illumination ahead of Sunday’s new moon at 19:52 GMT, when the lunar disk slips close to the sun and leaves darker skies. “The moon does not emit its own light but reflects that of the sun,” said Giuseppe Donatiello, an Italian amateur astronomer and
January 17, 2026
Northern lights forecast tonight: NOAA flags G1 geomagnetic storm risk as new moon nears
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Northern lights forecast tonight: NOAA flags G1 geomagnetic storm risk as new moon nears

Space weather forecasters are calling for a rise in geomagnetic activity late Friday and through the weekend, raising the odds of auroras in high-latitude skies in both hemispheres. The timing matters for skywatchers because the moon is thinning toward a Jan. 18 new moon, cutting glare and making faint light easier to pick out. In northern latitudes, long winter nights give wider viewing windows, while far-southern observers have shorter darkness in midsummer.
January 16, 2026
‘Strange’ 2025 Hurricane Season Ends With No U.S. Landfalls as NOAA Debuts New Space‑Weather Sentinel
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‘Strange’ 2025 Hurricane Season Ends With No U.S. Landfalls as NOAA Debuts New Space‑Weather Sentinel

The Atlantic is eerily quiet this week. With just five days to go until the official end of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, there are no tropical cyclones anywhere in the basin, according to the National Hurricane Center.nhc.noaa.gov At the same time, 1.6 million kilometers sunward, a brand‑new NOAA satellite has started streaming real‑time space‑weather data, promising earlier warnings of solar storms that can disrupt power grids, GPS and aviation.NOAA Satellite Data+1
November 25, 2025