What is Blowing Snow?

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.