What is Cumulus?

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...