What is Barometer?

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.