One month to solar eclipse

It's one month until the total solar eclipse in North America. FOX6's Stephanie Barichello explains what we'll see in southeast Wisconsin -- and how you can catch a glimpse of this eclipse.

El Niño winter allergy season impact

How does an El Niño winter affect people with allergies? To answer this question, we need to recap what an El Niño winter brings to the United States.

Hidden costs and impacts of salt use

Salt is fine on impermeable surfaces if it stays there, but once rain and warmer weather returns, it all rushes into rivers, wetlands and lakes.

Past El Niño winters in Wisconsin

What’s now known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation has occurred every two to seven years or so for at least the past 300 years.

Breaking down El Niño

Winter isn’t here yet, but El Niño is – and it is forecast to get stronger over the next few months.

Radiational Cooling

FOX6 Milwaukee Meteorologist Tom Wachs explains what "radiational cooling" is, what ingredients are necessary and how it impacts our temperatures.

What is El Niño?

FOX6 Weather Expert Tom Wachs explains what El Niño is -- and why it is important to us in the Midwest.

Partial solar eclipse explained

FOX6 Chief Meteorologist Rob Haswell offered a detailed explanation about the partial solar eclipse that might (cross your fingers) be visible on Saturday, Oct. 14.

Flamingos in Wisconsin? But how?

How did flamingos that are native to Central and South America make it all the way to Wisconsin? FOX6's Eric Manges offers an explanation.

How a waterspout forms

People living along Lake Michigan's shoreline may have seen one of a couple of waterspouts that formed on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. How does a waterspout form? FOX6 Weather Experts Stephanie Barichello offers an explanation.

How does hail form?

Southeast Wisconsin has been witness to some significant hail storms this summer. It leads to the question, how does hail form? FOX6 Chief Meteorologist Rob Haswell offers an explanation.

What is a heat dome?

Meteorologist Lisa Michaels explains what a heat dome is and how it affects the temperature for the week.

What is aphelion?

FOX6 Weather Expert Eric Manges explains aphelion -- and why it matters to you.

What is a gustnado?

Viewer video shows an inflatable pool soaring through the sky in Butler find out exactly what caused this scene (Credit : Joe Osterman).