What is Climatology?

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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