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...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
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The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...
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