What is Broken Clouds?

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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