What is Clear Air Turbulance?
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed in jet-stream areas, particularly in the upper troposphere to lower stratosphere. Open-air turbulence can also be seen near mountains and in closed low-pressure centers when there is wind shear.
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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...