What is Blowing Snow?

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

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

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...