What is Blowing Snow?

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

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