What is Ceiling?
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
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The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.