What is Orographic Lift?
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
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A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
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 middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...