What is Blowing Snow?

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...