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, ...

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, ...

When is the winter solstice? The next winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 21, 2025, and the next Winter Solstice for the Southern Hemisphere will occur on June 21, 2025. The ...

Winter is finally here! And believe it or not, there's actually an "official" first day of winter, the winter solstice, to kick it off. A common misconception is that winter starts after Thanksgiving.

This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

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 ...

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 ...

The winter solstice this year occurs on Dec. 21. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. After Dec. 21, the hours of daylight will slowly increase until the summer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of ...

The winter solstice is upon us, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. People across the country have already faced multiple blankets of white snow where they live, but the winter ...