What is Blowing Snow?

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...