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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Glossary

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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