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...

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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