What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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