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Aviation Meteorology: Fronts and Air Masses
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At what time of the day during summers would you expect the thunderstorm to be the most likely?
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Noon
💡 Explanation:
Thunderstorms are most likely during summer afternoons (around noon) when maximum surface heating occurs. This heating creates strong convection currents, causing warm moist air to rise rapidly and form cumulonimbus clouds, leading to thunderstorm development.