What is Arctic High?

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...