What is Arctic Air?

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

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

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 line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.