What is Broken Clouds?

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...