having to do with weather, what is the definition of a high and what is the definition of a low?

Answer 1

As a meteorologist, we call a High associating that with High Pressure. This is an area of sinking air and usually associated with nice weather. Also winds circulate around a High clock-wise.

A Low pressure are your stormy systems. Air rises and this usually causes showers and storms. The winds associated with low pressure systems circulate counter clock-wise. All hurricanes and tropical storms are low pressure systems.

Answer 2

Low refers to a low pressure area where the atmospheric pressure decreases from the periphery to the centre.The winds blow in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere..At surface levels,more air flows into a low pressure region than flows out of it which is called covergence.
In a high pressure area,the pressure increases from the periphery towards the centre.More air goes out of the high pressure area than flows into it whch is called divergence.The pressure gradient will be usually small and winds are light and blow in a clock wise direction in the Northern Henisphere.

Answer 3

low pressure is when there is instability in the atmosphere, normaly bringing precip like rain or snow, but in the tropics if there is a low it might turn into a hurricane or tropical storm/depression. a high is when stable air masses move over a region, either cooling or heating up that area, they do not bring precip, but rather in some cases block it from moving

Answer 4

They're talking about temperature.. High in the mid 40's with a low in the mid 30's, etc.

Answer 5

a low pressure system usually bring rain and thunderstorms.

i forgot what a high pressure system was.