What is Flux?

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...