What is Humidity?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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 narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.