What is Cirrostratus?
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.
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The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.