What is Arctic High?

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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