What is Blowing Snow?

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...