What is Gale?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...