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The federal government auctioned off 762 square miles of Atlantic Ocean real estate last week for future offshore wind farms. Most of the businesses willing to pay very high prices are based in Europe, continuing a dominance by foreign energy giants. One American bidder said he hopes the U.S. government changes the way the auctions are conducted.

A frosty start to our Sunday gave way to a gorgeous afternoon with lots of sun and temperatures in the upper 40s north, to the mid 50s south. This week will bring changes to our weather pattern and this is how it goes: Monday will begin with a clear sky, but clouds will increase in the afternoon. Highs will rise...

It looks like this winter could be a bit milder than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Winter Outlook unveiled Thursday. Warmer-than-average temperatures are likely across much of the U.S. this winter, according to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s Winter Outlook for December through February.

Overnight Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Tuesday: Sunny, pleasant. Highs in the 60s.

Dense fog slowed the roll in much of New Hampshire and Southern to Central Maine Monday morning, with some North Country patchy black ice. On the other end of the spectrum, Cape Cod experienced some rain showers with temperatures in the 50s. This big swing in weather conditions comes as dry Canadian air fights to hold ground in most of...

Hannaford Supermarkets has issued a recall of white American cheese due to the possibility that they may contain metal fragments. The Maine-based grocery store said it is recalling all white American cheese, including freshly-sliced deli cheese, produced for the company. Items purchased in the deli between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8 may contain metal fragments, they said.

Nor’easter season is upon us and we have our first storm of the season already gathering strength across the mid-Atlantic. The storm will remain well offshore, but will be powerful and large enough to bring wind, rain & coastal issues to New England Wednesday through possibly Saturday morning. The peak of the storm will be Thursday and Friday and that...

From the NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Center. Today (Tuesday): Showers taper for some sun. Highs in the 60s. Overnight Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, Cape clouds. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Clouds thicken, showers slowly expand. Highs in the 50s. Cape Cod Radio Forecast Today (Tuesday): Showers taper by midday, stubborn clouds. Highs in the middle 60s. Overnight Tuesday Night:…

An October gale developing across the Carolinas will wobble north toward the Mid-Atlantic overnight Tuesday. With an area of high pressure to our north, a gusty onshore flow will develop off the Atlantic Ocean. We’re expecting wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph, possibly up to 40 mph across the Islands. Low temperatures will drop into the mid-50s south, the...

There’s no question we’ve entered a weather pattern more typical of October in New England: dramatic swings in temperature, plenty of wind moving the air changes and an increased chance of clouds and showers.

A cold front will traverse across New England today, bringing increased clouds and scattered showers to the region. It will be an otherwise nice, late-summer day with highs in the low to mid 80s south, mid to upper 70s in the North Country.

Multiple tornadoes were confirmed on Cape Cod on Tuesday, with three supercell thunderstorm complexes passed Southeastern New England since Monday that produced flooding and severe weather from the mid-Atlantic states to New York to Southeastern New England, with Cape Cod getting hit hardest by more wind damage than anywhere else in our area.

A “major heat wave” is expected to bake two-thirds of the nation through this weekend, with forecasters calling for temperatures to soar across much of the central and eastern U.S., NBC News reported, citing the National Weather Service. Many in those areas could see the hottest temperatures of the year, thanks to a large dome of high pressure that will...

It’s the first weekday of the month, which means our NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Team has issued our latest monthly forecast for the month of June live in our broadcasts.

It’s the first weekday of the month, which means our NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Team has issued our latest monthly forecast for the month of June live in our broadcasts.

Showers continue to spread over Southern New England, especially south of the Mass Pike, with accumulations close to an inch possible. The steadiest and heaviest rain will fall along the South Coast and may stay just south of Boston. Temperatures will be in the 50s, which are very atypical for this time of year.

Due to climate change, storms will likely hit the Chesapeake Bay watershed more often and drop more rain and snow, a serious danger to go with rising seas and rising temperatures. The increased precipitation threatens to intensify the pollution that federal, state and local governments have worked for decades to mitigate. “We know it’s going to get wetter and wilder...

With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reporting that March 2019 was the second warmest March on record, the reality of climate change is difficult to dispute. But even more concrete are the real effects that will be apparent in the District as the Earth grows warmer.

Hundreds of people in the Mid-Atlantic and New England reported they looked up on Tuesday night and saw a meteor hurtling through the skies.