Thundersnow is just a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain. This relatively uncommon phenomenon is usually found ...

Thundersnow can also occur over and around mountains as a result of orographic lift. Winds blowing up the side of mountainous terrain can provide the oomph necessary for cumulonimbus clouds robust ...

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog NorCal January dry spell ends on last day of the month; much quieter wildfire conditions have emerged in SoCal We have, ...

“In the cold, dry Himalayan region, too, temperature models are reliable even though the factors causing winter rain (western disturbances, orographic lifting, etc) don’t lend themselves well to ...

This storm favored the upslope areas in the plains. the mountains provided orographic lift, ringing out the moisture as the air was forced upwards from the adjacent plains that saw very little ...

Orographic ascent which occurs when air is forced upwards by ... where prevailing maritime airstreams are forced to lift over mountain ranges. Cold and warm fronts which also cause systematic ascent.

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