What is Broken Clouds?

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.