What is Broken Clouds?

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

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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