What is Weather Intelligence?

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

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

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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