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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 bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....