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What is Gale?

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

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Glossary

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....