What is Blowing Snow?

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...