What is Blowing Snow?

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

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

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

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.