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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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Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

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