What is Stratus?

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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 clouds consist of water droplets...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...