What is Climatology?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...