What is Arctic Air?

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

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

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

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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 small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.