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What is Relative Humidity?

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...