What is Cardinal Winds?

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...