What is Air Mass?

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...