What is Cirriform?

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

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

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...