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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 temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

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

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....