What is Blowing Snow?

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...