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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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A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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 tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

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

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.