What is Climatology?

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

Weather intelligence is technology that provides predictive and actionable insights, allowing businesses to adapt to weather-related...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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 trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

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

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...