What is Arctic High?

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

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