What is Broken Clouds?

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...