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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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The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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