What is Gale?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.