What is Blowing Snow?

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...