What is Blowing Snow?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...