What is Broken Clouds?

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...