What is Saturation?

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

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...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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