What is Blowing Snow?

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...