What is Blowing Snow?

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

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

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