meteorological phenomenon
phenomenon that takes place in the atmosphere
wind
flow of gases or air on a large scale
lightning
weather phenomenon involving electrostatic discharge
dust storm
meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions
atmospheric temperature
physical quantity that expresses hot and cold in the atmosphere
raining animals
rare meteorological phenomenon
breeze
type of wind
summer day
day on what the maximum temperature is 25° Celsius or more
Kelvin wave
type of wave in the ocean or atmosphere
snow roller
meteorological phenomenon
soft day
day on what temperature is 5 to 10° Celsius higher than 5 day average the day is part of
dry line
boundary between moist and dry air
Tornado debris signature
detection of debris from a tornado in weather radar data
North Pacific Oscillation
climatic cycle affecting North America and East Asia
Midi
Type of wind characteristic of the central part of France
transport cold
very cold air that suddenly comes from Eastern Europe (often Siberia) to Western Europe
smog
severe air pollution
april weather
colloquially "moody", changeable weather
wind shear
difference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
Cold-air pool
accumulation of cold air in a topographic depression
lake-effect snow
snow produced when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water
Arctic haze
Air pollution in the Arctic caused by sources further South
sea smoke
fog which is formed when very cold air moves over warmer water
cut-off low
meteorological phenomenon
radon storm
day-long episode of increased atmospheric radon concentration due to atmospheric transport
weather
state of the atmosphere
Steam devil
a type of vortex similar to a dust devil
New England's Dark Day
severe air pollution event over parts of New England on May 19, 1780
freezing
weather condition with temperature of air below the freezing point of water (273 K, 0 °C)
North Atlantic oscillation
weather phenomenon in the North Atlantic Ocean of fluctuations in the difference of atmospheric pressure at sea level between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High
extreme weather
unusual, severe or unseasonal weather
Rear-inflow jet
Wind component of bow echoes
meteor
meteorological term for a phenomenon observed in the atmosphere or on a planet's surface
Mei-Yu front
weather system
heat dome
weather phenomenon
cloud
visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere
greenhouse effect
atmospheric phenomenon
cold wave
weather phenomenon
stationary front
weather front
tornado outbreak
occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same synoptic-scale weather system
Rapid intensification
Sudden, violent increase in a tropical cyclone's severity
Twomey effect
the effect of solar radiation being deflected by clouds
Atlantic Equatorial mode
a quasiperiodic interannual climate pattern of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean
extremely hot day
meteorological term
Central American gyre
broad rainy season low-pressure system
thunder
sound caused by a lightning strike
blizzard
severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours
low pressure area
region of the atmosphere in which atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding regions