What is Cirriform?

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

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

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

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...