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What is Stratus?

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.