As Chicago welcomes meteorological spring with a "weather whiplash" of 60-degree temperatures and rounds of snow, the latest Climate Prediction Center's seasonal temperature outlook maps show things ...

Although most changes are measured in days rather than weeks, the publication says even small timing differences can affect early planting decisions. The map is intended to help growers avoid frost ...

In Texas, fire crews can find themselves battling scores of blazes throughout the year -- from winter, when dormant vegetation provides fire fuel, to summer, when drought can turn grass and trees into ...