What Is Updraft?
A current of rising air inside a cloud or storm. Strong updrafts build tall storms and hold hail aloft. In technical terms: A localized region of upward vertical motion; in deep convection driven chiefly by buoyancy, with maximum theoretical speed approximately √(2·CAPE), commonly 10-50 m/s in severe storms.
Updraft In Plain English
A current of rising air inside a cloud or storm. Strong updrafts build tall storms and hold hail aloft.
The Technical Definition
A localized region of upward vertical motion; in deep convection driven chiefly by buoyancy, with maximum theoretical speed approximately √(2·CAPE), commonly 10-50 m/s in severe storms.
Lessons That Use Updraft
- The Life Of A Thunderstorm Unit 7: Thunderstorms And Lightning
- How Hail Grows Unit 9: Hail And Flooding
