What is Relative Humidity?

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...