What is Arctic Air?

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

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