My location in Alderaan is at a higher elevation; from the mountain ranges and forest like landscape, I would consider it to be a Highland climate from the general snowfall, and mountain ranges in the area.
The current snowfall is caused by humidity reaching its dew point which caused precipitation to fall as well as freeze in the air (snow). This snowfall tends to form with an upward motion of air around a low pressure system also known as mid-latitude cyclones.
Currently we can tell Alderaan is experiencing some fair/sunny weather.
Below is a view of Alderaan.
These are fair-weather cumulus clouds. These clouds typically form when warm air rises and reaches a level of cool air, where the moisture in the air condenses, this usually happens through convection, where a part of air is warmer than the surrounding air.
These are cirrus clouds; cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of water droplets. Cirrus generally occur in fair weather as you can see in the picture. and snow located in the area. This snow is caused by humidity reaching its dew point which caused precipitation to fall as well as freeze in the air (snow).
Hi Miles! I thought your blog was great and very descriptive. I like how you connect class to a fictional place. It shows great creativity since you have to just go off of observations. You did a good job talking about how moisture in the air creates the snow due to upward motion of air around low pressure systems. I liked how you also mentioned what the current weather is in Alderaan. Also, the screen shots of the cumulus and cirrus clouds were really neat. You did a great job of bringing this place alive to your readers.
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