What is Blowing Snow?

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

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

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...