What is Blowing Snow?

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...