What is Broken Clouds?

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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 branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.