What is Cirriform?

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...