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What is Gale?

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

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A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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