Cardinal Winds

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

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