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What is Katabatic Wind?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...