What is Blowing Snow?

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...