What is Blowing Snow?

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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