What is Blowing Snow?

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.