What is Lightning?
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
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A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
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 term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...