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.

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...