What is Broken Clouds?

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

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

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