What is Blowing Snow?

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

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

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

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