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What is Gale?

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

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A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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