What is Ceiling?

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

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

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.