What is Hail?

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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