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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 middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...