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Nathan McCarthy is a science writer at Biology Insights with a focus on weather observation and atmospheric conditions. A certified weather observer with an associate degree in meteorology, he previously logged hourly surface conditions, cloud ceilings, and visibility measurements at regional airfields. He continues to work occasional observation shifts at a local flight operations center.

What Is an Air Parcel in Meteorology?
When Does Fog Usually Form in Inlets and Bays?
How Does a Cumulus Cloud Form?
What Is an Alberta Clipper Weather System?
Where Do Anticyclones Form and Why?
Why Do Most Hurricanes Occur Between June and November?
What Is the Environmental Lapse Rate?
What Is Stable Air and How Is It Determined?
Why Is the Sky Green at Night? The Science of Airglow
Why Does It Say It’s Snowing When It’s Not?
What Is the Humidity of Continental Polar Air?
What Makes Air Dry? The Science of Low Humidity
When Do Thermals Start Rising in the Morning?
Why Does Hail Only Come From Cumulonimbus Clouds?
How Does Air Density Affect Weather?
What Is the Study of Aerology in Atmospheric Science?
What Does a Bold Green Line Indicate on a SIGWX Chart?
What Is a Valley Breeze and How Does It Form?
Does Real Feel Temperature Affect Freezing?
What Is Upslope Fog and How Does It Form?
How to Read a Weather Station Model
What Does Hail Look Like on Radar?
Why Does Much of East Africa Have Cooler Temperatures?
What Is Indicated by the Term ‘Embedded Thunderstorms’?
What Traps Pollutants Above Mexico City?
What Is Atmospheric Instability and Why Does It Matter?
How to Calculate the Dew Point in Fahrenheit
What Is the Maximum Amount of Water Vapor in Air?
What Is a White Squall and How Does It Form?
How Is Visibility Measured in Meteorology?