Multiple choice general knowledge

If the temperature/dewpoint spread is small and decreasing, and the temperature is 62 °F, what type weather is most likely to develop?

  1. Freezing precipitation.

  2. Thunderstorms.

  3. Fog or low clouds.

  4. Tornado
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Explanation

A shrinking temperature-dewpoint spread indicates the air is approaching saturation. When this spread becomes small and continues decreasing, the air temperature will soon reach the dewpoint, causing water vapor to condense. At 62°F, this typically results in radiation fog or low stratus clouds, not thunderstorms or freezing precipitation which require different conditions.

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