What is Blowing Snow?

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.