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What is Alto?

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus and altocumulus. These clouds are often associated with changing weather patterns.

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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...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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