What is Air Mass?

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

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

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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 trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...