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Air rises in a low pressure area and sinks in a high pressure area.

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Are cumulonimbus clouds low or high pressure?

Low Pressure, A Low Pressure Area allows clouds to form, as a result, you can get a storm from a low pressure area.A High Pressure Area is the exact opposite, it doesn't allow clouds to form, you can get sunny weather from this kind of system.


Is an area with very little rainfall like to be a high or low pressure center?

high pressure most likely


What kind of weather associated with a high pressure area?

Normally, High Pressure doesn't allow clouds to form. That means it would bring sunny weather.


Does a high-pressure system have a low-pressure or high-pressure center?

A high pressure systems has a high pressure center.


If clouds are observed in a low pressure area over Louisiana and clear skies are observed in a high pressure area above Texas what is likely to accur?

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How do you describe a high pressure center?

Another name for a center of high pressure is an anticyclone. This means that the air is not moving in a circle. Very low pressure is called a cyclone. When the two air masses meet there is the potential for tornadoes.


What is the technical name for a high pressured center?

The technical name for a high pressure center is also referred to as an anticyclone. This is defined as a large circulation of wind around an area of high atmospheric pressure.


Is it called low pressure when there is sinking dry air weather and few clouds?

Yes, sinking dry air and few clouds typically indicate an area of high pressure rather than low pressure. High pressure systems are associated with dry, stable weather conditions due to the subsidence of air, which inhibits cloud formation.


Good weather is usually found in low pressure area or high pressure area?

Good weather is usually found in high pressure areas because they bring clear skies, light winds, and stable conditions. Low pressure areas are associated with unstable weather, such as clouds, rain, and storms.


What clouds are in a high pressure system?

In a high pressure system, you are more likely to see clear skies because air descends and inhibits cloud formation. However, if there are any clouds present, they are usually thin and wispy cirrus clouds at higher altitudes.


Is there more air pressure high above the clouds or the clouds or on the ground?

in the air


How do the winds in a high pressure system blow?

High Pressure Areas has little to none winds at all, but to give you some idea, the air in the High Pressure Area literally flow outward due to high density air near the center and friction to the land. Unlike storms, High Pressure Are releases winds outward on a clockwise rotation. Comparing it to magnet, High Pressure Area winds flow to Low Pressure Areas. It's due to unlike densities of the air masses. High Pressure Area contains drier and cooler so it will flow to Low Pressure Area where warmer and more moist.