What is Air Mass?

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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