What is Cardinal Winds?
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...