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What is Occluded Front?

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix of weather conditions.

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Glossary

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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...