What is Blowing Snow?

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...