What is Occluded Front?
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix of weather conditions.
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A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...