What is Barometer?

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...