Western Disturbance and Erratic Rainfall

Phenomena

  • In the winter, a high-pressure system forms in the areas surrounding Ukraine, bringing together relatively warm and wet air from lower/temperate latitudes and the cold air from Polar Regions.
  • Westerlies typically include the warm air mass, which brings a lot of moisture. A front form when two air masses with disparate temperatures collide.
  • In places affected by the frontal activity, the formation of a front causes the formation of clouds and severe rainfall.
  • In the high atmosphere, this causes the development of temperate cyclones. These cyclones interact with the subtropical westerly jet stream at such altitudes, which moves them eastward.
  • In the ....
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