What is Cirriform?

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

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

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

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

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.