What is Cirriform?

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

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

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

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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