What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...