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What is Weather System?

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can be comprised of low pressure, which is associated with inclement weather, and high pressure, which typically brings more stable, pleasant weather.

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A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...