What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...