What is Blowing Snow?

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...