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What is Blocking Pattern?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather systems from moving through.

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Glossary

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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