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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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A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...