What is Humidity?

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...