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What is Low Clouds?

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist of stratus and stratocumulus clouds, while cumuliform clouds include cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds. The cloud base heights vary according to the warm or cold regions.

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

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.