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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The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
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 amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
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