What is Air Mass?

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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