What is Blowing Snow?

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

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