What is Isobar?

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...