What is Hail?

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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 closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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