Orographic influence on airflow leads to the development or enhancement of clouds on the windward side, which generally dissipates on the leeward side due to ...
Orographic cloud is often in contact with the ground at the hill top. These clouds often do not produce precipitation, but larger systems may produce drizzle.
…of the planet's disk), and orographic clouds, produced when moist air is lifted over elevated terrain and cooled, form around prominent topographic features ...