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What is Downburst?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused by a tornado.

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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