What is Air Mass?

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...