What is Climatology?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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