What is Alto?
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus and altocumulus. These clouds are often associated with changing weather patterns.
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A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
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A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
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A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...