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 tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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

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

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...