What is Broken Clouds?

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.