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What is Cumulonimbus?

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe weather like hail or tornadoes.

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A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.