What is Blowing Snow?

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...