What is Blowing Snow?

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

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

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