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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 cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

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

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

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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