What is Cirriform?

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.