What is Arctic High?

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...