What is Humidity?

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...