What is Katabatic Wind?

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...