What is Arctic High?

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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