What is Broken Clouds?

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

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

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

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

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