If you're driving in the rain, you may discover first-hand what hydroplaning is. And you won't like it. So what should you do ...

Flash flooding was a huge problem for many folks here in the Greater Boston area on Thursday morning. In fact, heavy rain came down so fast at times that several people found themselves either stuck ...

Have you ever stared out your window during a storm and wondered what would happen if the rain suddenly reversed direction?

Officially, our chance for rain will stay at about 70% for Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, much like Saturday, some communities could see some locally, heavy rain, and flash flooding is a possibility.

Water droplets falling through a tube have generated enough electricity to power 12 LED lights. Such an approach could one day be used in roof-based systems to harvest lots of clean power from rain.

Atmospheric Profile for Snow RAIN: If the lower levels of the atmosphere are above freezing and remain that way down to the surface, rain will be the observed precipitation type.

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby could be one of the rarest kinds: A rain race. The forecast will excite some riders and send others into a panic attack ahead of the biggest race of the year.

Surface runoff is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle. Runoff that occurs on surfaces before reaching a ...

The scale of risk from surface water floods like the Pryors’ — caused by rain falling faster than the surrounding ground can absorb it, and distinct from flooding from rivers or the sea — is ...

The boil water advisory was announced Monday for residents living near East St. Bernard Highway from Theresa to Green.

An ice storm is coming. Here’s how freezing rain complicates winter conditions. Freezing rain is the most dangerous form of wintry precipitation.

Precipitation can be in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail. The rain reaches the ground and some of it drains into rivers, lakes or the ocean and the water cycle will repeat itself.