Is weather localized or map-wide?
How big is a weather event, such as rain? I'm curious as to whether or not my water resevoirs (located all over the map) get rain-irrigated from every rain storm, but I bet this answer would apply to the behavior of cold, fog, and heat events as well.
Does an event cover the whole map or just a portion? More specifically, are the effects of the weather event simulated even when a player is not "around" to see it (meaning logged in, but not nearby, perhaps across the map)?
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How to weather systems form?
Weather systems are simply the movement of warm and cold air across the globe. These movements are known as low-pressure systems and high-pressure systems. High-pressure systems are rotating masses of cool, dry air. High-pressure systems keep moisture from rising into the atmosphere and forming clouds.What are the lines called on a weather map?
Isobars are the plain lines curving across the map. They connect points with the same mean sea level air pressure (weight per square area of air above). Some isobars have numbers on them showing this value in hectopascals (hPa). Isobars indicate the flow of air around weather systems.What is called the weather?
weather, state of the atmosphere at a particular place during a short period of time. It involves such atmospheric phenomena as temperature, humidity, precipitation (type and amount), air pressure, wind, and cloud cover.How do weather patterns work?
Earth's orbit around the sun and its rotation on a tilted axis causes some parts of Earth to receive more solar radiation than others. This uneven heating produces global circulation patterns. For example, the abundance of energy reaching the equator produces hot humid air that rises high into the atmosphere.Europe’s climate in 2050
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