What is Relative Humidity?

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

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

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

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...