What is Blowing Snow?

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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