What is Relative Humidity?

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...