What is Blowing Snow?

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

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

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...