What is Cirriform?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

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

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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

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