Atmospheric stability
The atmosphere's tendency to resist (stable) or encourage (unstable) vertical motion. Unstable air brings cumulus clouds, turbulence and showers; stable air brings stratus, haze and steady precipitation.
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The atmosphere's tendency to resist (stable) or encourage (unstable) vertical motion. Unstable air brings cumulus clouds, turbulence and showers; stable air brings stratus, haze and steady precipitation.