What is Blowing Snow?

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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