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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...