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.
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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.