What is Saturation?
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
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A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.