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
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.