What is Broken Clouds?

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.