What is Weather?
Weather is a mixture of day-to-day conditions of an atmosphere at a place with respect to humidity, temperature, wind and speed determine the weather of a place.
It can be sunny, cloudy, cold or clear and most weather happens in the troposphere, the part of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the ground.
A natural phenomenon that maintains equilibrium in the atmosphere.
It is different in different parts of the world and varies over minutes, hours, days and weeks.
It also varies according to longitudes, latitudes and pressure differences. The disasters like cyclones, Tornadoes causing property loss or life loss are called severe weather conditions.
Types of Weather
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Depending on the condition of the atmosphere, we named these conditions as the ‘weather’.
It is of various types that are discussed below:
Cold
Cloudy
Humid
Rainy
Sunny
Hot
Windy
Stormy
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Tornadoes
Wet
Dry
Snow
Typhoons
Sand-storms
Snow-storms
Foggy
Thunderstorm
Sleet
Wildfire
Thundersnow
Hail
Blizzard
Mist
Avalanche
Elements of Weather
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There are nine main elements or components (or parts) of weather that are discussed below:
Temperature
Wind velocity and direction
Humidity
Rainfall
Snow
Cloud formation
Sunshine
Thunder
Lightning
These all are the important elements and they together describe the weather of any place at any given time.
Elements of Weather and Climate
There are many elements or components of weather and climate that describe the weather and climate of a geographical location at a given time that are discussed below:
Temperature
Atmospheric pressure
Cloudiness
Topography
Solar irradiance (sunshine)
Humidity
Precipitation
List of Weather Conditions
There are six main components or list of weather conditions that are as follows:
Atmospheric pressure
Precipitation (It Could be rain, hail, sleet or snow)
Temperature
Wind
Humidity
Cloudiness
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