What is Blowing Snow?

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

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

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....