What is Blowing Snow?

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.