weather systems
Highs and lows
Weather systems are large-scale atmospheric patterns that produce distinct conditions over a region.
High-pressure systems typically bring clear skies and calm weather; low-pressure systems draw in moisture and produce clouds, rain, or storms.
Meteorologists track weather systems to forecast conditions: A major weather system is moving across the Midwest.
The term encompasses fronts, hurricanes, monsoons, and other organized atmospheric phenomena.
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- polar vortexPersistent circulating cold air mass
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