What is Ceiling?

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Glossary

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

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