What is Climatology?

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

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

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.