What is Cirriform?

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

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...