What is Orographic Lift?

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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