What is Climatology?

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...