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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. That’s the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice is ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice takes place this ...