What is Arctic High?

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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

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

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.