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What is Cardinal Winds?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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Glossary

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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

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

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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

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