What is Cirriform?

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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