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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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Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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