What is Confluence?

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often describes regions of converging airflows that can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Schedule a Demo Today

A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!

Contact Us

Glossary

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

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...