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.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
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 continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...