What is Blowing Snow?

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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