What is Gale?

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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