What is Orographic Lift?
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
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A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...