In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year is almost upon us. Saturday, December 21, marks the winter solstice. An optimistic way to view this astronomical first day of winter is that ...

We've been saying "winter is here" in Michigan for weeks now, but the official start to the season doesn't take place until Saturday morning. The winter solstice in the northern hemisphere falls on ...

The shortest day of the year and longest night of the year is coming. The winter solstice, which also marks the first day of astronomical winter, is the day with the fewest hours of daylight ...

The National Weather Service, Farmers' Almanac and Old Farmer's Almanac have differing views on winter weather.

Although New York has already seen its first few snowfalls and chilly temperatures of the season, it's not technically winter until the winter solstice on Dec. 21, or the shortest day of the year, ...

Winter has begun, sort of. While it's definitely cold out there, even in Florida, the problem is that there are actually two different definitions of winter: meteorological and astronomical. So ...

The days are short and the nights are long. That can only mean one thing: The winter solstice is coming. The first day of winter for the northern hemisphere of Earth will begin on Dec. 21 at ...