What is Blowing Snow?

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

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