What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.