What is Blowing Snow?

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.