Archives: Weather Model terms

  • September 24, 2024
    - An organized mass of tropical thunderstorms, with a slight cyclonic circulation, and winds less than 20 knots.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Tropical mass of thunderstorms with a cyclonic wind circulation and winds between 20 and 34 knots.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Persistent tropical winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure centers towards the equatorial low.
  • September 24, 2024
    -Precipitation amounts less than 0.01".
  • September 24, 2024
    - A violent rotating column of air, usually forming a pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud with the circulation reaching the…
  • September 24, 2024
    (TS, TSRA, TSTM)
  • September 24, 2024
    The sound wave produced as a lightning stroke heats the air causing it to rapidly expand.
  • September 24, 2024
    - In reference to the (in)stability of the atmosphere. Important thermodynamic information includes lapse rates, CAPE, changes in temperature /…