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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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Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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