The same lightning bolt can sound like a gunshot or a drumroll depending on how far away it struck. Here's the physics behind both.

Frost can form on a windshield when the forecast still reads in the upper 30s. The gap comes down to where, and how, temperature is actually measured.

Antarctica's interior cools so much that cold, dense air comes crashing downhill toward the coast. Here's how katabatic winds make it the windiest continent on Earth.

Streaks of rain hang from a cloud, curl, and vanish before reaching the ground. It's a real weather event with a name, and sometimes a dangerous one.