What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

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

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...