2021 brought everything from ice storms to tornadoes and drought to record warmth

Look, SO much happened this year that it’s hard to believe 2021 is coming to a close. Are we still processing what went down in 2020? Absolutely. But 2022 is around the corner, and it’s time to reminisce about the year we just had.

It was quite a year in the sports world, was it not?

What a year 2021 has been.

The final week of 2021 could help push the year as a whole into near-record territory for parts of the area

It’s hard to believe, but Halloween is just about here.

July 2021 beat out 2020, 2019 and 2016 for the warmest July on record

The humidity won't be a major issue, thankfully, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons

Hourly planner for Tuesday, December 29, 2020We’ll be in the 40s again Wednesday, but clouds will gradually increase ahead of our next storm system. This system dives south, picking up Gulf moisture. That Gulf moisture does indeed make it this far north. If there’s any freezing rain to start, it would likely be brief in northern portions of the area Friday morning. Impacts from New Year's storm systemBeyond this storm system, we’re actually left unseasonably warm through Saturday.

Some employees won't return to their offices until at least 2021, while others might not ever see their office again. Twitter got the ball rolling in mid-May when it announced that some of its employees could permanently work from home. And just last week, Google announced that its employees will work from home until 2021. What is clear is that offices won't look the same for employees that are currently working from home but plan on returning in 2021. These companies announced that employees won't be going back to the office until at least 2021:GoogleUniversal Music GroupWarner Music GroupSony MusicAmazon corporateViacomScotiabankRBS (Royal Bank of Scotland)Group Nine MediaIndeedThese companies told their employees that they don't ever have to come back to the office: