What is Blowing Snow?

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...