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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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.