Archives: Weather Model terms

  • September 24, 2024
    - Unless qualified by such words as " occasional" or " intermittent" , a prediction of snow indicates a steady…
  • September 24, 2024
    - Pollution formed by the interaction of pollutants and sunlight (photochemical smog), usually restricting visibility, and occasionally hazardous to health.
  • September 24, 2024
    - In probability of precipitation statements, usually equivalent to a 20 percent chance.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Solid grains of ice which form from the freezing of raindrops or the refreezing of melted snowflakes. These small,…
  • September 24, 2024
    Precipitation that is intermittent, in space, time, or intensity and is falling from a cumuliform cloud.
  • September 24, 2024
    - a progressive wave in a horizontal air flow that leads to lower air pressure and possibly unsettled weather.
  • September 24, 2024
    Long, wedge-shaped clouds associated with the gust front. Shelf clouds indicate the downdraft or outflow of a thunderstorm.
  • September 24, 2024
    - A thunderstorm with winds of 58 mph or more or hail 3/4-inch diameter or larger. Structural wind damage may…