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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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Glossary

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.