What is Arctic High?

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

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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