What is Climatology?

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

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

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

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

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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