What is Arctic Air?

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.