weather crossword

4. A cloud layer that covers most, or all of the sky
9. The physical process by which a vapor becomes a liquid.
10. A measure of the water vapor content of the air.
13. The transfer of energy within and through a conductor by means of molecular activity.
14. The statistical collective of weather conditions over a specified period of time (i.e. usually several decades).
15. Same as cloud except base of cloud is touching earth's surface.
16. All the various visible electrical discharges produced by thunderstorms. It can be cloud to cloud, cloud to ground, or cloud to air.
17. The process by which electromagnetic radiation is propagated through free space.

1. Forecast A forecast of the probability of occurrence of one or more of a mutually exclusive set of weather contingencies, as distinguished from a series of categorical statements.
2. Pressure: The pressure exerted by the air as a result of gravity. It is measured by the barometer, and expressed in millibars or inches of mercury.
3. Any or all the forms of water particles, liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.
5. Front The leading edge of a relatively cold air mass.
6. A closed isobaric circulation in the atmosphere, with counter-clockwise rotation in the northern
7. An increase in temperature with height, i.e. a departure from the usual decrease of temperature with increase of altitude.
8. In meteorology, atmospheric motions that are predominantly vertical, i.e. usually means upwardas opposed to subsidence (downward).
11. The study of the phenomena of the atmosphere.
12. A period of moisture deficiency, extensive in space and time.