What is Ceiling?

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Glossary

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

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

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

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

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 used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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