weather-explainer

17 inches of snow means just over 14 centimeters of settled depth, forming a thick, landscape-altering layer that is roughly the height of an adult male’s calf or the full len...

At any moment, the atmosphere can be read like a layered staircase, with five distinct stairsteps outlining how conditions evolve from the surface to the upper levels. Understan...

A September blizzard of the month is a severe late-summer snowstorm that meets official blizzard criteria in September and is highlighted as a notable monthly feature by weather...