What is Hail?

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

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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