What is Arctic Air?

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

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

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

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...