What is Broken Clouds?

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...