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What is Microburst?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.

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Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...