What is Hail?

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

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

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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

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