What is Hail?

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

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