What is Relative Humidity?

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.