What is Ball Lightning?
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety of colors, from blue to orange to yellow, and is sometimes accompanied by a hissing sound and an acrid odor.
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A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

