Archives: Weather Model terms

  • September 24, 2024
    - The branch of the jet stream that is found in the lower latitudes.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Sinking air that is associated with warming air and little cloud formation.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Flat low level clouds.
  • September 24, 2024
    - The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where temperature increases with height.
  • September 24, 2024
    - Damaging thunderstorm winds produced as air rushes downward from a thunderstorm. Often called gust fronts, downburst, or microburst winds…
  • September 24, 2024
    - A transition zone between airmasses, with neither advancing upon the other.
  • September 24, 2024
    - A pressure system which shows up in the same general location on every height analysis or forecast chart. This…
  • September 24, 2024
    - air with little or no tendency to rise, that is usually accompanied by clear dry weather.