What is Blowing Snow?

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

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

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

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