What is Arctic High?

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...