What is Broken Clouds?

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

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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