What is Stratus?

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.