What is Occluded Front?

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...