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What is Stratus?

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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Glossary

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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