What is Blowing Snow?

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...