What is Arctic High?

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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 strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...