What is Barometer?

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.