What is Cirriform?

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...