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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 very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.