What is Broken Clouds?

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...