What is Microburst?
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.
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The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...