What is Blowing Snow?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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.

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

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...