What is Relative Humidity?

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

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

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

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