What is Air Mass?

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

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

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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