What is Atmospheric River?

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

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

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

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