What is Arctic Air?

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

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

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.