Archives: Weather Model terms

  • September 24, 2024
    A small, rapidly rotating wind that is made visible by the dust, dirt, or debris it picks up. Also called…
  • September 24, 2024
    - Refers to upward forcing caused by jet streak divergence or PDVA
  • September 24, 2024
    - Refers to a influx of dry air (especially toward a mid-latitude cyclone)
  • September 24, 2024
    - Fairly uniform precipitation composed exclusively of fine drops very close together. Drizzle appears to float while following air currents;…
  • September 24, 2024
    - An uneven distribution of snowfall/snow depth caused by strong surface winds, but does not reduce surface visibility.
  • September 24, 2024
    - A strong downdraft of air which induces an outburst of damaging winds on or near the ground.
  • September 24, 2024
    - A type of weather radar that determines whether atmospheric motion is toward or away from the radar. It uses…
  • September 24, 2024
    - Deepening. Usually in reference to a low pressure intensifying.