What is Blowing Snow?

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....