What is Broken Clouds?

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

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