What is Broken Clouds?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...