What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...