What is Blowing Snow?

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

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

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

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