What is Blowing Snow?

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....