What is Blowing Snow?

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

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

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

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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