What is Humidity?

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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