What is Blowing Snow?

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

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