What is Blowing Snow?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.