What is Bomb Cyclone?
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting in a rotating storm-like pattern. Often thought of as the equivalent of a winter hurricane, bomb cyclones typically form in cooler weather and intensify very quickly, resulting in heavy snow, rain, high winds and coastal flooding.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...