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FAQ: Weather

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is weather?

A: Weather refers to the atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a given time, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure. It is influenced by factors such as sunlight, air masses, and geographic features.

Q: How is weather measured?

A: Weather is measured using various instruments and techniques, including thermometers (for temperature), barometers (for atmospheric pressure), hygrometers (for humidity), anemometers (for wind speed), and rain gauges (for precipitation).

Q: What are some types of weather phenomena?

A: Weather phenomena include sunny skies, cloudy conditions, rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog, thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, heatwaves, cold snaps, and more. These phenomena can vary in intensity and duration.

Q: How do weather forecasts work?

A: Weather forecasts are predictions of future weather conditions based on analysis of current atmospheric data, computer models, and historical weather patterns. Meteorologists use sophisticated technology and scientific knowledge to make forecasts for different regions and time periods.

Q: Why is understanding weather important?

A: Understanding weather is important for various reasons, including planning outdoor activities, ensuring public safety, managing agriculture and natural resources, predicting and preparing for severe weather events, and studying the Earth's climate and environment.



Below is a list of Weather


accumulation

advisory

air

air mass

air pollution

air pressure

almanac

altocumulus

altostratus

anemometer

atmosphere

atmospheric pressure

aurora

autumn

avalanche

balmy

barometer

barometric pressure

Beaufort wind scale

biosphere

black ice

blizzard

blustery

breeze

calm

cell

chinook wind

cirriform

cirrus

climate

climatology

cloud

cloud bank

cloudburst

cloudy

cold

cold front

cold snap

cold wave

compass

condensation

contrail

convergence

cumuliform

cumulonimbus

cumulus

current

cyclone

cyclonic flow

degree

depression

dew

dew point

disturbance

doldrums

downburst

downdraft

downpour

downwind

drift

drifting snow

drizzle

drought

dry

dust devil

dust storm

earthlight

easterlies

eddy

EF-scale

El Niño

emergency radio

evaporation

eye

eye wall

fair

fall

feeder bands

fire whirl

flash flood

flood

flood stage

flurry

fog

fog bank

forecast

freeze

freezing rain

front

frost

Fujita scale

funnel cloud

gale

global warming

graupel

greenhouse effect

ground fog

gully washer

gust

gustnado

haboob

hail

halo

haze

heat

heat index

heat wave

high

humid

humidity

hurricane

hurricane season

hydrologic cycle

hydrology

hydrometer

hydrosphere

hygrometer

ice

ice age

ice crystals

ice pellets

ice storm

icicle

inversion

isobar

isotherm

jet stream

Kelvin

knot

lake effect

land breeze

landfall

landspout

leeward

lightning

low

low clouds

low pressure system

macroburst

mammatus cloud

meteorologist

meteorology

microburst

mist

mistral wind

moisture

monsoon

muggy

National Hurricane Center (NHC)

National Weather Service (NWC)

NEXRAD

nimbostratus

nimbus

nor'easter

normal

nowcast

orographic cloud

outflow

outlook

overcast

ozone

parhelion

partly cloudy

permafrost

pileus cloud

polar

polar front

pollutant

precipitation

pressure

prevailing wind

radar

radiation

rain

rain gauge

rain shadow

rainbands

rainbow

relative humidity

ridge

rope tornado

sandstorm

Santa Ana wind

scattered

sea breeze

shower

sky

sleet

slush

smog

smoke

snow

snow flurry

snow level

snow line

snow shower

snowfall

snowflake

snowsquall

snowstorm

spring

squall

squall line

St. Elmo's fire

stationary front

steam

storm

storm surge

storm tracks

stratocumulus

stratosphere

stratus

subtropical

summer

sun dog

sun pillar

sunrise

sunset

supercell

surge

swell

temperate

temperature

thaw

thermal

thermometer

thunder

thunderstorm

tornado

tornado alley

trace

triple point

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

tropical

tropical depression

tropical disturbance

tropical storm

tropical wave

troposphere

trough

turbulence

twilight

twister

typhoon

unstable

updraft

upwelling

upwind

vapor

vapor trail

visibility

vortex

wall cloud

warm

warning

watch

water

water cycle

waterspout

wave

weather

weather balloon

weather map

weather satellite

weathering

weathervane

wedge

westerlies

whirlwind

whiteout

wind

wind chill

wind chill factor

wind shear

wind vane

windsock

winter

zone