What is Broken Clouds?

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

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...