What is Blowing Snow?

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...