What is Blowing Snow?

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.