What is Arctic High?

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

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...