What is Heat Index?

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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