What is Arctic Air?

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

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

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

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