What is Orographic Lift?

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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