What is Arctic High?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...