What is Arctic High?

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

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

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

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....