What is Climatology?

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...