What is Arctic Air?

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

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

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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 very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.