What is Arctic Air?

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

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