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weather and cloud

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cumulus puffy with flat bottoms and round tops that signal fair weather.
cirrus wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.
stratus low-level layers with a fairly uniform grey or white colour
nimbus rainy cloud flattened or spread out
fog shows up when water vapor, or water in its gaseous form, condenses
anemometer measures wind speed and direction
wind vane for showing the direction of the wind
termometer device that measures temperature
sling psychrometer whirled in the air until the reading of the wet bulb thermometer reaches a constant value
barometer instrument measuring atmospheric pressure
rain gauge measuring the amount of rain which falls
weather map a map showing the state of the weather over a large area
weather satellites revolves around the earth and detects and reports weather patterns on the earths surface
weather radar instrument that sends pulses of electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere to find precipitation
isorbar lines on a weather map that join places of equal pressure
isotherm lines of constant or equal temperature
cumulonimbus heavy torrential downpours, hail storms, lightning and even tornadoes
relative humidity a measure of the actual amount of water vapor in the air compared to the total amount of vapor that can exist in the air at its current temperature
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