What is Arctic Air?

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...