What is Arctic High?

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...