What is Blowing Snow?

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

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

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