What is Air Mass?

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

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

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...