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What is Cumulus?

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

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Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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