What is Relative Humidity?

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...