What is Blowing Snow?

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...