What is Cirriform?
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
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The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.