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amount of water-vapour Antarctic circle anticyclone ascent Asia Atlantic atmosphere average barometer Beaufort scale belt blow blue British Isles centre changes chart cirrus clear climate coast cold air cold front colour continent cool CUMULO-NIMBUS cumulus cloud curve cyclone damp air depression desert regions direction dry air earth effect Equator evaporation feet forecast freezing point frost ground high pressure Holyhead ice ages inches isobars January known land layer less light London maps mean temperature meteorological middle latitudes miles millibars millimetres molecules night night frost North northern hemisphere observations occur ocean passes perature polar front radiation rain rainfall rays relative humidity rise saturated sea breeze shown in Fig snow southern station summer temperate zone thermometer thunderstorms tornado tropical cyclone tropics tropopause upward vapour variation of temperature visible warm air warm front wave-lengths weather wet-bulb wind winter бо