What is Orographic Lift?

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

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...