What is Broken Clouds?

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...