What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...