What is Climatology?

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

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