What is Blowing Snow?

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.