What is Arctic Air?

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...