What is Broken Clouds?

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...