What is Blowing Snow?

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

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

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

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

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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