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...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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