What is Blowing Snow?

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.