Winter’s last-ditch big freeze is about to make way for 100F record heat as the US sets stage for a "battle of the seasons".

The National Weather Service has an explanation: desert dust from more than 1,000 miles away ... The dust, traveling from northern Chihuahua, Mexico, southern New Mexico and far west Texas, was ...

Heavy snow is expected in the Panhandle, severe storms in North and East Texas, and high heat is coming to southern part of the state.

As a strong cold front sweeps across the United States, the Texas Panhandle is expected to see inches of snow in just hours as the rest of the Lone Star State sees a significant cool down.

Kick off your adventure from the westernmost point of Texas and drive though the rugged mountain ranges, expansive deserts and snow-white sand dunes of the Southwest.