What is Arctic High?

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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