What is Air Mass?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.