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What is Black Ice?

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt due to its transparency, thus posing a danger to drivers.

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Glossary

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

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