What is Arctic Air?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...