What is Air Mass?

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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