What is Hail?

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...