What is Arctic High?

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

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

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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