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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.