What is Broken Clouds?

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...