What is Low Pressure System?

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Also known as a cyclone. It is the opposite of high pressure (anticyclone).

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Glossary

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

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.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...