What is Cardinal Winds?

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

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

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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 temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...