What is Relative Humidity?

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.