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A snow day in the United States and Canada is a day that school classes are cancelled or delayed by snow, heavy ice, or extremely low temperatures. Similar measures occur in response to flooding , tornado watches , and severe weather (storms, hurricanes , dense fog, heavy snow, etc.).
A winter weather advisory (originally identified as a Traveler's Advisory until the 2002-03 climatological winter when officially renamed, and informally as such by some local television stations thereafter) is a hazardous weather statement issued by local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service in the United States when one or more types of winter precipitation—snow ...
Synoptic snow storms tend to be large and complex, with many possible factors affecting the development of thundersnow. The best location in a storm to find thundersnow is typically in its NorthWest quadrant (in the Northern Hemisphere , based on observations in the Midwestern United States ), within what is known as the "comma head" of a ...
Winter's worst weather conditions can occur in multiple months, but January is a peak snowfall time for many and has historically seen a ramp up in the chance of major East Coast snowstorms late ...
There's a chance we could see some snow on New Year's Eve. The question is if it will stick around. This year's winter has brought in fog and light rain instead of snow fall.
Boston has taken in 5.2 inches of snow thus far in the 2022-23 winter season, including some snowfall last weekend, whereas the city is usually well over a foot of accumulation this far into January.
Wet snow and sleet during a winter storm, on the deck of RFA Tidespring south of Plymouth in the English Channel. Depending on the temperature profile in the atmosphere, snow can be either wet or dry. Dry snow, being lighter, is transported by wind more easily and accumulates more efficiently. Wet snow is heavier due to the increased water content.
Thursday's weather will feature an Arctic blast for the Midwest and Northeast and still more lake-effect snow for the Great Lakes. Cold air associated with a high-pressure area will move over the ...