What is Blowing Snow?

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

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

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

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