What is Relative Humidity?

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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