What is Barometer?

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...