What is the eye of a hurricane like?

The stadium effect Sitkowski refers to is how the inside of a well-defined eye can appear to look like a bowl-shaped stadium. The towering clouds that make up the surrounding eyewall take on the role of stadium seating, while the lower, clearer portion near the center of the eye is the playing field. read more

Dr. Matt Sitkowski of The Weather Channel explains why the eye of a hurricane can appear so clear at times: "In the eye, air sinks and warms. This warming helps to lower the storm's pressure and will also make the atmosphere more dry. read more

Eye-like features An eye-like structure is often found in intensifying tropical cyclones. Similar to the eye seen in hurricanes or typhoons, it is a circular area at the circulation center of the storm in which convection is absent. read more

The eye is the focus of the hurricane, the point about which the rest of the storm rotates and where the lowest surface pressures are found in the storm. The image below is of a hurricane (called cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere). read more