Temperatures in Boulder, Colorado, skyrocketed by almost 30 degrees in only one hour on Wednesday because of a phenomenon called Chinook winds. Here's how that works.

A viewer recently sent our weather team an email about the term "Chinook winds." She said she grew up hearing the term, and it inspired her to learn more about where it came from. For those who ...

A key factor driving this warm-up is the Chinook wind, which is common this time of year. The Chinook wind is a warm, dry wind that originates in the Pacific Northwest, moving up into the ...

Chinook Winds are common knowledge in Colorado. A dry, warm downslope wind. But the term originated hundreds of years ago, named after a Native American tribe.

Scots were left amazed at the "unusual" sighting of two huge Chinook military helicopters flying over Glasgow and Central Scotland on Wednesday night. The aircraft caught the attention of many ...

SPEARFISH — On Jan. 22, 1943, a Chinook Wind dropped temperatures in Spearfish 49 degrees in just two minutes. The extreme, unusual weather event still holds the world record for the fastest ...

However, places like Cut Bank and Great Falls will stay above 0 as a chinook wind will keep temperatures relatively warmer there. If you have to be outside, make sure all exposed skin is covered.

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying ...

The forecast of gusty winds is prompting a Wind Advisory for all of Southeast Michigan from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday. (WDIV) Get ready for a mild and windy start to the workweek. The forecast ...

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own system," scientists said. Astronomers have found winds on a distant world ...