What is Broken Clouds?

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.