What is Blowing Snow?

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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

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

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

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

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

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