What is Arctic High?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...