What is Trough?

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...