What is Climatology?

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

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

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

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

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...