What is Blowing Snow?

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...