What is Orographic Lift?

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...