What is Broken Clouds?

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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 weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...