What is Blowing Snow?

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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

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

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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