What is Downburst?

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...