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What is weather

What is weather?



Weather is what's happening in the atmosphere on any given day, in a specific place. Local or regional weather forecasts include temperature, humidity, winds, cloudiness, and prospects for storms or other changes over the next few days.Weather is always changing as the atmosphere is  always changing.



Thunderstorms and lightning



What is lightning?



Lightning is an electrical discharge from the thundercloud.







What is a typhoon, huricane and tropical cyclone?



The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation. Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds above 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph) are called

typhoons(western pacific)

hurricane(north atlantic ocean,pacific northwest and south pacific east of 160 E

tropical cyclone9southwest Indian ocean,Australia

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