What is Blowing Snow?

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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

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

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

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