What is Blowing Dust Or Sand?
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
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A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...