What is Blowing Snow?

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...