What is Cirriform?

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...