What is Humidity?

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

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

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

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

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...