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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

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

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

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...