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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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.