Dark blue cloudy sky

What is Acid Rain?

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Schedule a Demo Today

A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!

Contact Us

Glossary

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...