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What is Cirriform?

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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Glossary

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

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...