What is Blowing Snow?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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 sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.