What is Blowing Snow?

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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

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