What is Hail?

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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