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What is Cirrostratus?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky white, fibrous or vein-like.

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...