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...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

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