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.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
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 measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...