What is Arctic High?

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

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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