What is Blowing Snow?

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.