What is Barometer?

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

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

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

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...