What is Air Mass?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...