Do you know what meteorology is and who is a meteorologist?
So that you know let us help to unveil everything there is to know about the weather and its type.
The study of weather is called 'meteorology,' and a person who studies the weather is called a 'meteorologist.
But have you wondered how apps on your phone or news in paper or TV are able to tell about future weather conditions.
Generally these weather forecasts are made by collecting as much data as possible about the current state of the atmosphere (particularly the temperature, humidity and wind) and using understanding of atmospheric processes (through meteorology) to determine how the atmosphere evolves in the future.
What is weather then?
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
Four factors viz temperature, wind, snow or rain, and sunlight and clouds present affects weather conditions drastically.
But the term weather and climate is not to be confused with. Weather refers to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the averaging of atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.
Now coming back to actual post type of weather, we think you have got enough insight and now we can define them.
Let's take a look.
#1 Sunny weather
It is a type of weather where the skies are blue, the grass is bright, and there is lots of sunlight! It is generally warmer when the sun is out, so people in colder climates find it quite pleasant. People located in hotter climates may not be so fond of it.
With the absence of clouds, the sun is able to shine through and provide warmth.
A sunny day doesn't always mean it's warm though.
Cold temperatures and wind can be present on sunny days.
#2 Cloudy
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space.
When the sky is cloudy, it's so full of clouds that you can't see the sun. On a cloudy day, the sun's rays are blocked from reaching Earth's surface.
However, it can still be warm on a cloudy day because cloud cover can trap in heat near the ground. Almost always, rain is associated with clouds.
A cloud is nothing more than a large mass of water vapor. As the temperature drops, the water vapor in the cloud cools and coalesces into raindrops.
#3 Windy
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air.
In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the Sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space.
Windy days are primarily formed as a warm air mass rises upward and cold air rushes in to fill the vacuum.
Wind gusts also form as air is pushed into smaller and smaller spaces.
For example, Chicago is infamous for this; the Windy City gets its nickname because of air rushing in from Lake Michigan.
The rushing wind gets funneled into narrow paths throughout the city, causing strong wind gusts to blow.
#4 Rainy
The rainy weather is the time of year when most of the region's average annual rainfall occurs. Generally the season lasts at least a month.
The term 'green season' is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities. Areas with wet seasons are dispersed across portions of the tropics and subtropics.
November is the rainiest month, accounting for about a third of the annual total.
In the wet season, air quality improves, freshwater quality improves, and vegetation grows substantially, leading to crop yields late in the season. Rivers overflow their banks, and some animals retreat to higher ground.
In this type of weather soil nutrients diminish and erosion increases.
#5 Snowy
Snow forms in a way similar to rain.
As the temperature drops, water vapor in the clouds turns into snowflakes. Once heavy enough, the cloud will not be able to hold the snow anymore, and it will begin to fall to the ground.
Snow is made up of many many tiny pieces of ice.
These ice pieces form in the clouds which are made of water drops and ice crystals. When water vapor cools, it forms drops of water. If it is very cold, ice crystals form.
Sometimes some of the ice crystals fall from the sky. When the air they are falling through is warm, the ice crystals melt and fall to Earth as rain. If the air around Earth is cold, the ice crystals reach the ground as snowflakes.
Everyone has their favorite weather.
I for one like the sunny weather condition.
The warmth provided by the sun a day well spent at the beach. It can also mean cheerful, like your sunny, upbeat best friend.
When the sun is shining, it's a sunny day, and when you're smiling and friendly, you're sunny too.
Comment which weather condition suits you the best and with that we take our leave until next post.
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