What is Cirriform?

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...