What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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