What is Circulation?

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

Weather intelligence is technology that provides predictive and actionable insights, allowing businesses to adapt to weather-related...

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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

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...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...