Rhode Island residents know winter. It's been getting colder lately, with occasional snowfall appearing in certain regions of the state. Winter has arrived. Or has it? Well, it hasn't officially ...

NORFOLK, Va. — As 2025 draws to a close, the next solstice nears. On Sunday, December 21, at 10:30 Eastern Time, the winter solstice will occur, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year.

Our days have been getting shorter and shorter for the last six months, which (combined with daylight saving time) has led us once again to the inevitable point in the year when the sun sets at an ...

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.

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 ...

Cold temperatures and wintry weather hit Western North Carolina hard earlier in December, but as we start the first day of winter, we have thawed a bit. The winter solstice signifies the beginning of ...

WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...

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 ...