What is Arctic High?

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

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

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

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...