El Niño does not guarantee that it will happen. It just opens the door.

Although temperatures have been dropping for weeks, winter doesn’t officially begin until Saturday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doug Smyth of Lewes tries to navigate slippery Route 1 near Lewes on Feb. 6, 2010. Snowfall in the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach area ...

Nikki Nolan is a meteorologist for CBS News and Stations. She graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and has worked in national weather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The snow and cold weather might have people thinking that winter is here, but the start of the season this year is still days away ...

As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us. For the more than 6 billion ...

There was a decisive winner to the Lower 48 states’ split screen winter — a battle between frigid cold in the East and record warmth in the West. Anyone in the East who shivered through this winter ...