What is Blowing Snow?

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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

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

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.