What is Blowing Snow?

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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