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...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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

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

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

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