What is Blowing Snow?

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...