What is Cirriform?

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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

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

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

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

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...