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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.