What is Humidity?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.