What is Air Mass?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...