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.
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A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...