What is Cirriform?

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

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

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...