What is Broken Clouds?

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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