Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cold temperatures and wintry weather hit Western North Carolina hard earlier in December, but as we start the first day of winter, ...

The winter has arrived at the doorstep of the northern hemisphere, announced by the coming of the winter solstice. And though temperatures have not started to plunge—yet—South Carolina is bracing for ...

Meteorologists consider the arrival of December as the start of winter, the beginning of the coldest three months of the year. Astronomically, the season started a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, ...

It may already feel like winter, but the official start to the season hasn’t arrived yet. Despite the snow that blanketed the ground in several cities last week, the winter season actually begins with ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the winter solstice. That's the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern ...