What is Cirrocumulus?

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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