What is Arctic High?

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

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

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

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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