What is Atmosphere?

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

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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 drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.