What is Cumulus?
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds under the right conditions.
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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
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 core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...