What is Blowing Snow?

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

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

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

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

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...