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What is Cirrostratus?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.

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A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...