What is Blowing Snow?

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

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

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...