What is Arctic High?

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.