What is Broken Clouds?

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

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

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...