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.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
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...