What is Cirriform?

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....