What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.