What is Blizzard?
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant falling and/or blowing snow that reduces visibility to less than 1/4 mile.
Glossary
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact Us