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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

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

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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