The heat wave in the central United States will occur around the time of the year when the sun is highest in the sky and can make for sweltering to dangerous conditions.

Neighborhoods will be abuzz with lawnmowers as downpours continue while golfers dodge lightning bolts in the coming days, but some big heat has eyes for the east before the end of June.

Through the weekend, the most common hazards within the strongest thunderstorms will be large hail and powerful wind gusts which can snap trees and down power lines.

While most severe thunderstorms over the Great Plains will tend to be spotty in nature through the Father's Day weekend, some of the storms can be dangerous with high winds, hail and even a tornado.

A father and daughter died on Mount Katahdin in Maine after hiking on the mountain on Sunday amid cold, wet and windy weather.

A pattern more reminiscent of the middle of spring rather than the middle of June will result in frequent showers, thunderstorms and fluctuating temperatures across the Northeast into next week.

More smoke and dust are ahead for the northern, eastern and southern states into mid-June, as AccuWeather meteorologists continue to track Canadian wildfires and dust sweeping in from Africa.

Miles of beaches were littered with garbage and debris following a SpaceX Starship explosion, occurring just before an endangered species of sea turtles began to hatch.

Heavy rain is coming to Texas and some surrounding states into the end of the week and at least one consequence could be dangerous flash flooding.

A plume of dust originating from Africa’s Sahara Desert is tracking west across the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday and will soon reach parts of the Southeast.

Oarfish sightings in India and Australia have reignited fascination with the deep-sea creatures long linked to natural disaster legends.

AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring two areas in the southwestern Atlantic basin for tropical development for the first two weeks of June. At least one will directly affect the United States.