What is Broken Clouds?

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...