What is Broken Clouds?

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

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

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

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

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...