What is Broken Clouds?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.