What is Air Mass?

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.