What is Arctic High?

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

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

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

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...