What is Arctic High?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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