What is Hail?

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

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...