What is Broken Clouds?

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...