What is La Niña?
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global weather patterns such as reduced rainfall in some areas and increased rainfall in others.
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The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.