What is Broken Clouds?

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...