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What is Confluence?

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often describes regions of converging airflows that can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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Glossary

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...