What is Saturation?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

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

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

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

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...