What is Broken Clouds?

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...