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What is Cirrostratus?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.

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Glossary

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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