What is Aerodynamics?

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

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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