What is Blowing Snow?

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

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

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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