Meteorological phenomena - Definition

A meteorological phenomenon is one of several commonplace or unusual weather events which illuminate and are explained by the principles of meteorology.

• Air mass
• Anticyclone
• Arctic cyclone
• Clouds
• Drought
• Dust devil
• Dust storm
• Hail
• Hurricane
• Lightning
• Mesocyclone
• Rain
• Sleet
• Snow
• Squall
• Subtropical cyclone
• Temperature inversion
• Thunder
• Tornado
• Tropical storm
• Weather front
• Wind

Unusual weather phenomena

• Diamond dust, an Antarctic optical phenomenon
• Rain of fish
• Thundersnow

See also

• Severe weather