What is Hail?
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
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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...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...