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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Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...