What is Blowing Snow?

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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...