What is Blowing Snow?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

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

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

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