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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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Glossary

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A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

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