What is Blowing Snow?

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

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

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.