Weather Glossaries

For those rare, almost nonexistent moments, when I encounter an unfamiliar term,
or a term requiring additional clarification, in a daily weather forecast.

• Acronyms at JetStream – Online Weather School at the Southern Region Headquarters:

• Acronyms in SPC Technical Discussions

• American Meteorological Society Glossary

• Branick, A Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms For Storm Spotters
  NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-145

• Climate and Weather Terms Glossary

• Earthstorm Mesonet Glossary

• Explanation of Abbreviations and Acronyms, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center

• Glossary at JetStream – Online Weather School at the Southern Region Headquarters

• Glossary of Oceanography and the Related Geosciences, with References, Version 1

• Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines, Version 2 of above

• National Weather Service – Contractions

• NWS Detroit/Pontiac Weather Glossary

• NWS Glossary – Central Region Headquarters

• Pete's Porridge – A Glossary of Weather Forecast Terms and Abbreviations

• Severe and Unusual Weather: Basic Meteorological Terminology

• Terms Used By Meteorologists, Forecasters, Weather Observers, And In Weather Forecasts, Compiled from Several Sources (NOAA) 

• The Washington Post Weather Glossary

• Weather Channel Glossary

• Weather Glossary at Fort Worth-Dallas WFO:

• Weather Terminology, CAG Enterprises

• World Meteorological Organization – Acronyms

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