What is Humidity?

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

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

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...