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It looks as if we are for the rain parade this week. Fog will take over tonight. Heavy dense fog near the big lake is likely. The early morning commute maybe impacted with poor visibilities. By mid-morning fog will start to burn off and we should start to see more clearing, paving the way for some afternoon sun. Many parts of the region will return to the mid-50s and lower 60s.

Everything feels sodden in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and beyond. It seems as if the rain has been falling without respite for six weeks, and the impact has been devastating. So far more than 120 people have lost their lives, including at least 50 after a dam burst on Monday a short distance from Nairobi.

A new study finds that last year's snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above. Don't get used to it.

In our news wrap Monday, at least 45 people died in flash floods in western Kenya, Ukraine appealed for quick delivery of Western weapons as it gave more ground in the east, weekend tornadoes in Oklahomas killed four people and injured at least a hundred and the FDA will begin regulating new medical tests developed by labs to see if they work.

If rain delays have you heading to the coffee shop instead of sitting in a tractor cab, here are seven corn planting tidbits from USDA's latest Crop Progress report to spur conversation. The department published their fifth Crop Progress report of the growing season on April 29. 1. Corn planting...

New York City beaches officially open for swimming on May 25.

The cloud remained in place for several hours after sunrise Monday morning. Meteorologist Cory Reppenhagen explains why it happened.

UPDATE – (4:50 p.m.) – In the late afternoon, the National Park Service expanded the closures to include the Chain of Craters Road from the intersection at Crater Rim Drive. The closure begins at 5 p.m. this evening (Monday, April 29th) (BIVN) – Temporary closures are in effect...

-Well above average temperatures will persist this week with highs in the 70s and 80s; near-record highs possible today. -Cold fronts Tuesday and Friday-Saturday will be accompanied by up to a several hour period of showers and isolated thunderstorms. There is potential for brief heavy downpours with the storms. FUTURETRACK...

Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Alysa Pederson talks about says Edmonton can expect to see more precipitation in her May forecast with Sandra Batson.

2022 tornado survivor offers words of wisdom for recent storm victims.