What is Stratus?

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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 measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...