What is Broken Clouds?

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

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